The central executive committee of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal has expelled two leaders of its Chattogram North District unit following allegations that they demanded Tk 2 million in extortion and attacked an expatriate and his family in Raozan, Chattogram.
The expelled leaders are N A Babul, joint general secretary of the district Jubo Dal, and Mohammad Sarwar, joint secretary for information, communications and science and technology affairs. Both have been removed from all organisational positions, including their primary membership, over allegations of involvement in criminal activities.
The decision was announced in a press release published on the official Facebook page of the Jubo Dal central executive committee on Tuesday night (10 November). The action was taken under the authority of central committee president Abdul Monayem Munna and general secretary Mohammad Nurul Islam Nayan, MP.
The statement, signed by Minhajul Islam Bhuiyan, joint general secretary and in charge of the organisation’s office affairs, said the organisation would not accept responsibility for any misconduct by the expelled leaders. It also instructed Jubo Dal members at all levels to maintain no organisational relations with them.
Hasan Mohammad Jasim, president of the Chattogram North District Jubo Dal, confirmed the authenticity of the expulsion notice, which had been circulated on social media, to Ittefaq Digital.
The allegations stem from an incident on the night of 8 November in Uttarpara, Ward No. 4 of Urkirchar Union, under Raozan Upazila. According to the complaint, expatriate Ilias Ali and members of his family were attacked at around 9pm after he allegedly refused to pay Tk 2 million demanded as extortion money.
The incident prompted Ali’s wife, Shahanaz Begum, to file a case with Raozan Police Station on 9 November. The complaint names six individuals and includes another 15 to 20 unidentified people as accused.
Mohammad Sarwar has been listed as the first accused, while N A Babul is named as the second. Police have already arrested Babul in connection with the case. He was subsequently produced before a court and sent to jail.
The allegations have drawn attention to the involvement of local political figures in the case, while the party’s decision to expel the two leaders has added another dimension to the incident.
The case is now subject to the legal process, and the allegations against the accused will have to be established through the appropriate judicial proceedings. The party’s disciplinary action, meanwhile, makes clear that the central leadership has chosen to distance the organisation from the two leaders over the allegations.
