Ruling Awami League's Publicity and Publication Affairs Secretary Hasan Mahmud called upon the senior leaders of the BNP to boycott party chief Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman in the upcoming national council.
The BNP has decided to hold its long overdue national council by March to revamp its rank and file.
Referring to Khaleda Zia's recent remarks over the number of Liberation War martyrs, the publicity and publication affairs secretary of the Awami League said: “The BNP leaders, who believe in the spirit of the Liberation War, should boycott the members of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman in the upcoming national council for the unacceptable remarks of Khaleda Zia.”
Hasan Mahmud made the call while addressing a discussion meeting arranged by Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote at Shilpakala Academy on Sunday.
he said: “The destructive political practice of BNP chief Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman, senior vice-chairman of the party, has split the party.
“Not only the senior leaders but Khaleda's relatives also started boycotting her.”
On January 21, AKM Mohiuddin Majumder Shamu, son of Khaleda’s cousin Azharul Haq Majumder, along with nearly 100 BNP leaders and activists joined the Awami League.
The former minister urged the BNP chief to practice constructive and peaceful politics, shunning the path of violence.