Jatiya Party (JaPa) Vice-Chairman and former member of the parliament for Sylhet-2 constituency Yahya Chowdhury has been expelled from his party position.
Jatiya Party Central Office Secretary MA Razzak Khan confirmed the matter on Monday.
He said Yahya was previously served a show-cause notice due to allegations of breaking party discipline.
However, given his unsatisfactory response, he has been suspended from the post of vice-chairman upon the recommendation of the party's Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu.
Yahya Chowdhury was informed about this in a circular on Sunday.
Previously, in the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) election, Yahya Chowdhury publicly asked for votes for the Awami League-backed mayoral candidate Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, even though Jatiya Party's candidate was contesting in the poll.
As a result, members of the Jatiya Party from the Sylhet district and metropolitan area expressed their fury over his actions.
Following these events, Yahya was first served a show-cause notice and then finally suspended.