Mosharraf appointed Krishak Dal acting gen secy

BNP has appointed former MP Mosharraf Hossain as the acting general secretary of Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal, replacing Shahidul Islam Babul, whose membership has been suspended, reports UNB.

A press release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday said, "Krishak Dal's joint general secretary and former member of parliament Mosharraf Hossain has been put in charge of the central acting general secretary of the organisation.

Mosharraf will continue in this role until further notice, it added.

Earlier on Wednesday, BNP organising secretary Shama Obaed and Krishak Dal general secretary Shahidul Islam Babul were suspended for violating party discipline.

A BNP leader, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the punitive action against them was taken following a violent clash between supporters of Shama and Babul in Nagarkanda of Faridpur on Wednesday, which left one person killed.