The grassroots leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday called for central intervention to address the extortion, encroachment and other misdeeds perpetrated by some of its rogue leaders at different parts of the country.
According to several of the party鈥檚 district and upazila leaders who joined its extended committee meeting, held at the LD
Hall of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka city, said that the misdeeds by a few leaders were damaging聽the party鈥檚 reputation聽and undermining its聽principles.
The grassroots leaders also warned that if the party high command failed to take prompt action against the offences, people would turn away from the BNP in the next elections.
One of the district-level leaders told 抖阴精品 that several upazila-level representatives had raised allegations of encroachment and extortion against certain BNP members at the meeting.
According to their allegations, many party leaders who were inactive before August 5 were now engaging in such criminal activities, tarnishing the organisation鈥檚 image.
They also discussed Jamaat activities across the country, pointing out that their votes were聽rather increasing, while BNP鈥檚 popularity was affected.聽
The party鈥檚 extended committee meeting began at 11:00am with the gathering of members from its national standing committee, the chairperson鈥檚 advisory council, central executive committee, and the presidents, general secretaries or conveners, and member secretaries of all its committees in districts, cities, thanas, upazilas and municipalities.
BNP last held an extended committee meeting on February 4, 2018 at Le Meridien Hotel in Dhaka with party chairperson Khaleda Zia presiding.
