Over 300 leaders and activists of BNP and Jatiya Party (JP) joined the ruling party Awami League (AL) at a function held at Kurigram Shaheed Minar yesterday afternoon.
The function was presided over by District Awami League president freedom fighter Aminul Islam Manju Mandol. District AL General Secretary and former MP Md Zafar Ali, Vice-President Chashi Karim and Poura AL General Secretary Kaziul Islam, among others, also addressed the event.
Those who joined Awami League include Kurigram District Swechchasebak Dal joint convener Rasheduzzaman Koton, member Abdul Motaleb Lizar, Kurigram Poura JP member and a councillor of Kurigram Pourasabha Anisur Rahman, former councillor Abdul Malek, councillor Zamshed Ali Tunku and District JP Sramik Party general secretary Abdur Rahim.
Speakers at the programme said the BNP and JP leaders and activists joined the Awami League after being influenced by the ideologies of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. People who joined the ruling party vowed to work for the party with utmost sincerity and dedication.
District Awami League president and general secretary greeted the newly joined members with flowers.
