Start with words. This is being discussed as ‘truth’. Says only one – Abdul Quader Mirza. Sometimes on Facebook Live, sometimes at press conferences, sometimes at public meetings, he has raised various questions and complaints about the irregularities in the electoral system of the family, party, and country. His truthfulness has created uneasiness in the central politics of the Awami League by impressing regional politics. It has also created an embarrassing situation for the government. However, neither the party nor the government is saying anything publicly about the issue.
Abdul Quader Mirza, the mayor of Basurhat municipality in Kompaniganj Upazila of Noakhali, who suddenly came to the discussion a month and a half ago, is not a familiar face in national politics. Although he has been the mayor of Noakhali’s Basurhat municipality for more than a decade, he is known as the brother of Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader. That is why his words have gained more importance and created a storm in national politics.
I have informed the general secretary of the party Obaidul Quader from the very beginning of Quader Mirza’s speech. But he is in an embarrassing situation. Therefore, he could not give any specific decision. AHM Khairul Anam Chowdhury President, Noakhali District A-League
Noakhali-4 MP Ekramul Karim Chowdhury and Feni-2 MP Nizam Hazari first talked about anti-politics but later Mirza’s truthfulness also raised the issue of bribery-trade, tender-trade, and recruitment of public administration and police officers. He also raised questions about several central leaders. He also questioned his brother’s moral values for the post.
If there is a fair election, Awami League MPs will not be able to find a way to escape in all but three or four seats in Greater Noakhali. And at a press conference at the National Press Club in Dhaka on February 14, Quader Mirza said that some government officials think that they brought the Awami League to power. For this, he is doing whatever he wants. On the occasion, Deputy Minister for Water Resources Enamul Haque raised the question of how he became the owner of crores of rupees.
Many central leaders of the Awami League also have no clear idea about the position of the party and the government regarding Mirza’s statement. In the last few days, Prothom Alo has talked about the issue with seven important leaders of the central committee of the Awami League. Among them are two ministers. None of them want to comment on Mirza by quoting his name. Some of them say that Mirza is behaving like crazy. According to some, he wants to present himself as a national leader. He wants to make his debut as his brother’s successor. However, most of the leaders think that the party has suffered in this incident. The division in local politics has increased. The central leadership could not play a clear role or give direction.
The administration has issued section 144 in Basurhat municipality of Noakhali’s Kompaniganj from 6 am to 6 pm today.
On the condition of anonymity, the leaders said that there are quarrels in the party in different areas. Many central leaders are also getting involved with this. As a result, no one obeys anyone.
The action was taken in some cases when it came to the notice of the party chief. As a result, the team is getting weaker organizationally. As the party has been in power for a long time, the issue is not being felt. Besides, bureaucracy has increased in running the government. The party leaders are also involved in conflicts of interest with the bureaucrats. The same has happened in Noakhali’s Kompaniganj.
It may be mentioned that one of the demands of the strike program in Noakhali’s Kompaniganj called by Quader Mirza last Saturday was to withdraw the Noakhali Deputy Commissioner, Superintendent of Police, and OC of Kompaniganj Police Station. The situation in Noakhali is still hot as the central leadership of the Awami League has not yet said anything publicly about the issue. Quader Mirza has said that a mourning meeting and Milad mahfil will be held at Rupali Chattar in Basurhat on Monday at 2.30 pm in connection with the murder of journalist Burhan Uddin. Earlier, another faction of the party had announced a protest rally at the same place at 3 pm. This party is led by Mizanur Rahman, Organizing Secretary of Companiganj Upazila Awami League. He is a follower of Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader. There are rumors in the area that two Noakhali and Feni MPs Ekramul Karim Chowdhury and Nizam Hazari are enthusiastic about Mizanur’s program.
However, the district administration has issued section 144 in the Basurhat municipal area of Kompaniganj from 6 am to 6 pm on Monday (today) banning rallies for fear of deteriorating law and order situations. Noakhali Deputy Commissioner Khorshed Alam Khan said this in the first light on the phone at 11 last night. The issue of arresting 144 people in the area at night is being promoted to Mike.
Earlier on Saturday evening, the Noakhali district Awami League said in a statement to various media outlets that it would send a letter to the central committee recommending Mirza’s release from all party activities. Two hours after the notification, district Awami League president AHM Khairul Anam Chowdhury called and told reporters that the decision to expel had been withdrawn. However, Ekramul Karim Chowdhury, general secretary of the district committee and MP, said the decision to recommend the expulsion of Mirza was still valid.
Central leaders are reluctant to speak publicly about Mirza’s remarks and local politics.
According to the constitution of the Awami League, the district committee can recommend expulsion. However, the Central Executive Committee has the authority to approve it. Or the Central Committee may immediately expel or release anyone it wishes. None of this happened in the case of Noakhali. However, responsible sources in the party say that the issue of expelling Mirza is under the consideration of the party’s policy makersNoakhali district Awami League president AHM Khairul Anam Chowdhury told Prothom Alo, “I have regularly informed Quader Mirza’s general secretary Obaidul Quader from the very beginning. But he is in an embarrassing situation. So he could not give a definite decision. ‘
Khairul Anam Chowdhury said he had talked to Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina about the overall situation of the district including Quader Mirza three or four days ago. He told the leader everything. The leader said he would look into the matter. They are waiting for the decision of the leader.
Although dissatisfied, no one is opening his mouth
According to party sources, at first, the party’s central leaders thought that Quader Mirza had been criticized by the party and local leaders as part of a strategy to increase votes in the municipal elections. But gradually the situation became complicated when various allegations were made against the local Awami League leaders. However, since the general secretary of the party is associated with his district and family members, no one wants to talk about the issue publicly. The central leaders have tried to say in private and small-scale party discussions that Quader Mirza’s speeches and actions are embarrassing the party. Obaidul Quader assured that the issue will be resolved at the beginning. But as the incident unfolded, he expressed helplessness to the party’s central leaders. Obaidul Quader told some of his close ones that his brother was not listening.
Many leaders feel that the central leadership has not been able to give a clear role or direction in this incident.
According to Awami League policy-making sources, no party leader has dared to make such critical remarks about the party, the government, and the electoral system in recent times. Quader Mirza has been doing that for a month and a half without any major obstacles.
Noakhali district Awami League general secretary and MP Ekramul Karim Chowdhury, known as his opponent, also called the family of the party’s general secretary Obaidul Quader a ‘Razakar’ family. No one took cognizance of that in that way. However, Ekram Chowdhury later apologized for the statement. A central leader of the party thinks that the incident in Kompaniganj has tarnished the image of the party as well as raised questions about the electoral system. He said that almost all the people whom Quader Mirza has targeted so far are followers of his brother Obaidul Quader. He even criticized Obaidul Quader’s wife Ishratunnesa Quader. None of this is normal.
The leader further said that big leaders like Latif Siddiqui have been left out in the past due to putting the party in danger. Haji Selim’s son has been arrested. If the allegations against Mirza Quader are true, action should be taken against them. And if Mirza has a different motive, that too should be considered by the team.
However, the civil society has been saying for a long time what Quader Mirza has said about election irregularities, said Badiul Alam Majumder, editor of Citizens for Good Governance (Sujan). He said in the first light, Quader Mirza is saying what many Awami League leaders could not say publicly about the vote. This should be taken as a ‘wake-up call’. And the issues that the organizer has talked about will be considered by the Awami League in the party forum
Start with words. This is being discussed as ‘truth’. Says only one – Abdul Quader Mirza. Sometimes on Facebook Live, sometimes at press conferences, sometimes at public meetings, he has raised various questions and complaints about the irregularities in the electoral system of the family, party, and country. His truthfulness has created uneasiness in the central politics of the Awami League by impressing regional politics. It has also created an embarrassing situation for the government. However, neither the party nor the government is saying anything publicly about the issue.
Abdul Quader Mirza, the mayor of Basurhat municipality in Kompaniganj Upazila of Noakhali, who suddenly came to the discussion a month and a half ago, is not a familiar face in national politics. Although he has been the mayor of Noakhali’s Basurhat municipality for more than a decade, he is known as the brother of Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader. That is why his words have gained more importance and created a storm in national politics.
I have informed the general secretary of the party Obaidul Quader from the very beginning of Quader Mirza’s speech. But he is in an embarrassing situation. Therefore, he could not give any specific decision. AHM Khairul Anam Chowdhury President, Noakhali District A-League
Noakhali-4 MP Ekramul Karim Chowdhury and Feni-2 MP Nizam Hazari first talked about anti-politics but later Mirza’s truthfulness also raised the issue of bribery-trade, tender-trade, and recruitment of public administration and police officers. He also raised questions about several central leaders. He also questioned his brother’s moral values for the post.
If there is a fair election, Awami League MPs will not be able to find a way to escape in all but three or four seats in Greater Noakhali. And at a press conference at the National Press Club in Dhaka on February 14, Quader Mirza said that some government officials think that they brought the Awami League to power. For this, he is doing whatever he wants. On the occasion, Deputy Minister for Water Resources Enamul Haque raised the question of how he became the owner of crores of rupees.
Many central leaders of the Awami League also have no clear idea about the position of the party and the government regarding Mirza’s statement. In the last few days, Prothom Alo has talked about the issue with seven important leaders of the central committee of the Awami League. Among them are two ministers. None of them want to comment on Mirza by quoting his name. Some of them say that Mirza is behaving like crazy. According to some, he wants to present himself as a national leader. He wants to make his debut as his brother’s successor. However, most of the leaders think that the party has suffered in this incident. The division in local politics has increased. The central leadership could not play a clear role or give direction.
The administration has issued section 144 in Basurhat municipality of Noakhali’s Kompaniganj from 6 am to 6 pm today.
On the condition of anonymity, the leaders said that there are quarrels in the party in different areas. Many central leaders are also getting involved with this. As a result, no one obeys anyone.
The action was taken in some cases when it came to the notice of the party chief. As a result, the team is getting weaker organizationally. As the party has been in power for a long time, the issue is not being felt. Besides, bureaucracy has increased in running the government. The party leaders are also involved in conflicts of interest with the bureaucrats. The same has happened in Noakhali’s Kompaniganj.
It may be mentioned that one of the demands of the strike program in Noakhali’s Kompaniganj called by Quader Mirza last Saturday was to withdraw the Noakhali Deputy Commissioner, Superintendent of Police, and OC of Kompaniganj Police Station. The situation in Noakhali is still hot as the central leadership of the Awami League has not yet said anything publicly about the issue. Quader Mirza has said that a mourning meeting and Milad mahfil will be held at Rupali Chattar in Basurhat on Monday at 2.30 pm in connection with the murder of journalist Burhan Uddin. Earlier, another faction of the party had announced a protest rally at the same place at 3 pm. This party is led by Mizanur Rahman, Organizing Secretary of Companiganj Upazila Awami League. He is a follower of Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader. There are rumors in the area that two Noakhali and Feni MPs Ekramul Karim Chowdhury and Nizam Hazari are enthusiastic about Mizanur’s program.
However, the district administration has issued section 144 in the Basurhat municipal area of Kompaniganj from 6 am to 6 pm on Monday (today) banning rallies for fear of deteriorating law and order situations. Noakhali Deputy Commissioner Khorshed Alam Khan said this in the first light on the phone at 11 last night. The issue of arresting 144 people in the area at night is being promoted to Mike.
Earlier on Saturday evening, the Noakhali district Awami League said in a statement to various media outlets that it would send a letter to the central committee recommending Mirza’s release from all party activities. Two hours after the notification, district Awami League president AHM Khairul Anam Chowdhury called and told reporters that the decision to expel had been withdrawn. However, Ekramul Karim Chowdhury, general secretary of the district committee and MP, said the decision to recommend the expulsion of Mirza was still valid.
Central leaders are reluctant to speak publicly about Mirza’s remarks and local politics.
According to the constitution of the Awami League, the district committee can recommend expulsion. However, the Central Executive Committee has the authority to approve it. Or the Central Committee may immediately expel or release anyone it wishes. None of this happened in the case of Noakhali. However, responsible sources in the party say that the issue of expelling Mirza is under the consideration of the party’s policy makersNoakhali district Awami League president AHM Khairul Anam Chowdhury told Prothom Alo, “I have regularly informed Quader Mirza’s general secretary Obaidul Quader from the very beginning. But he is in an embarrassing situation. So he could not give a definite decision. ‘
Khairul Anam Chowdhury said he had talked to Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina about the overall situation of the district including Quader Mirza three or four days ago. He told the leader everything. The leader said he would look into the matter. They are waiting for the decision of the leader.
Although dissatisfied, no one is opening his mouth
According to party sources, at first, the party’s central leaders thought that Quader Mirza had been criticized by the party and local leaders as part of a strategy to increase votes in the municipal elections. But gradually the situation became complicated when various allegations were made against the local Awami League leaders. However, since the general secretary of the party is associated with his district and family members, no one wants to talk about the issue publicly. The central leaders have tried to say in private and small-scale party discussions that Quader Mirza’s speeches and actions are embarrassing the party. Obaidul Quader assured that the issue will be resolved at the beginning. But as the incident unfolded, he expressed helplessness to the party’s central leaders. Obaidul Quader told some of his close ones that his brother was not listening.
Many leaders feel that the central leadership has not been able to give a clear role or direction in this incident.
According to Awami League policy-making sources, no party leader has dared to make such critical remarks about the party, the government, and the electoral system in recent times. Quader Mirza has been doing that for a month and a half without any major obstacles.
Noakhali district Awami League general secretary and MP Ekramul Karim Chowdhury, known as his opponent, also called the family of the party’s general secretary Obaidul Quader a ‘Razakar’ family. No one took cognizance of that in that way. However, Ekram Chowdhury later apologized for the statement. A central leader of the party thinks that the incident in Kompaniganj has tarnished the image of the party as well as raised questions about the electoral system. He said that almost all the people whom Quader Mirza has targeted so far are followers of his brother Obaidul Quader. He even criticized Obaidul Quader’s wife Ishratunnesa Quader. None of this is normal.
The leader further said that big leaders like Latif Siddiqui have been left out in the past due to putting the party in danger. Haji Selim’s son has been arrested. If the allegations against Mirza Quader are true, action should be taken against them. And if Mirza has a different motive, that too should be considered by the team.
However, the civil society has been saying for a long time what Quader Mirza has said about election irregularities, said Badiul Alam Majumder, editor of Citizens for Good Governance (Sujan). He said in the first light, Quader Mirza is saying what many Awami League leaders could not say publicly about the vote. This should be taken as a ‘wake-up call’. And the issues that the organizer has talked about will be considered by the Awami League in the party forum
