BNP in Sylhet division rife with internal feud
Internal feud of BNP in all the four districts under Sylhet division has taken a new turn centring the main opposition party's agitation programme in line with the central instructions.
As the central BNP recently announced the new district committees without resolving the long-standing disputes between two factions -- one followers of former lawmaker Naser Rahman, and the other loyal to Sylhet district BNP President M Ilyas Ali, the internal feud surfaced again, party insiders said.
Amid commotion among the party's rank and file in the four districts, a good number of party men resigned to protest the 'wrong selection' of persons in the committees.
Terming the newly announced Habiganj district body as a 'pocket committee' of former state minister Syed Mohammad Faisal, 35 leaders resigned last week. They demanded immediate scrapping of the committee that allegedly includes some dead people.
In an instant reaction, the central committee asked the 35 people to withdraw their resignation to avert facing stern measure including expulsion from the party.
In Sunamganj, the district administration clamped Section 144 in the town after the rival BNP factions had thrown 'conflicting' agitation programmes on Monday. The rival factions held rallies outside the municipality area as the police prevented them from entering the town on Monday afternoon. Clashes between the rival factions left 10 people injured in last week.
Sylhet district and city BNP committees, announced about a month ago, also have been suffering much due to serious internal feuds between two factions. Several agitation programmes announced by the central committee could not be observed in the district due to the clashes.
In Moulvibazar, two rival factions held separate programmes on Monday, giving 'conflicting' messages to the party men, said several activists.
Followers of Khaleda Rabbani, Women Affairs Secretary of central BNP, also a former lawmaker, held a rally at Poura Chattar in Moulvibazar and brought out a procession in the town on Monday.
Khaleda Rabbani, Moulvibazar municipality Mayor Foyzul Karim Moyun and Barlekha municipality Mayor Fokhrul Islam addressed the rally, among others.
Former lawmaker Naser Rahman, also son of former finance minister BNP stalwart late M Saifur Rahman, chaired the rally in Bus Stand area of Moulvibazar town. Central BNP leaders Ruhul Amin and Harun Ur Rashid and others addressed.
Police was deployed in the district town to avert possible clashes between the factions.
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