Nazmul Huda disbands BNF

Though he himself was expelled from it earlier, former Communications Minister Barrister Nazmul Huda Monday dissolved the controversial Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF) as its founder, reports UNB. "I'd founded this organisation and I myself announce its dissolution," he said. Huda came up with the announcement at a press conference at his Topkhana Road office in the city. On June, 6, 2012, Huda resigned from BNP in protest against party chief Khaleda Zia's failure to engage in talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as per his proposal. Later, he floated the Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF) with some mid-ranking BNP leaders. But on March 11 this year, the BNF relieved him of the party's convener's post for his 'anti-party' activities. Addressing the press conference, Huda said BNF's chief coordinator Abul Kalam Azad is out to destroy the main opposition party BNP deviating from the party's goal he had founded it to attain. "This can't be allowed to continue. BNF is being dissolved to remove the confusion created among people about it," he added. The former BNP vice chairman also announced to withdraw the application submitted to the Election Commission to get its registration as a political party. In his written speech, Huda said, "As the BNF convener, I request the Election Commission to cancel the application submitted to it under my leadership for its registration. From this press conference, I'm withdrawing the application." Asked about his expulsion from BNF, the former minister said," I'd announced formation of BNF and I myself involved them -- all those are now with it. They've no legal basis to expel me from it." He, however, said those who are now with BNF may go to court if they do not accept this dissolution decision. "I won't have anything to say if they again apply for its registration to the Election Commission fulfilling its conditions."