Murad was involved with Chhatra Dal: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir regretted that State Minister for Information Dr Murad Hassan was once involved with Chhatra Dal, the BNP’s student body.

“He was the publicity secretary of Chhatra Dal at Mymensingh Medical College. He later joined Chhatra League,” said Fakhrul while addressing at a discussion in Dhaka on Monday.

Pro-BNP student leaders of All-Party Students Unity (Apsu) of the 90s arranged the programme at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh marking the Democracy Day commemorating the fall of autocratic ruler HM Ershad in 1990.

However, Dhaka south city unit Jubo Dal convener Golam Mawla Shaheen, who was there in the audience gallery, instantly protested Fakhrul’s comment and urged him to withdraw it as he claimed Murad had never any involvement with Chhatra Dal.

In reply, Fakhrul said, “Don’t talk nonsense. You don’t know about it.”

As Shaheen continued shouting, Fakhrul repeatedly asked him to stop, creating chaos. Later, the party’s other senior leaders brought the situation under control and convinced Shaheen to remain silent.

Standing by his comment, Fakhrul said it is unfortunate that Dr Murad did the politics of Chhatra Dal once. “Later he became the leader of Chhatra League and its president (of Mymensingh Medical College unit). It’s unfortunate that such a boy was there in Chhatra Dal at that time.”

“A very disgusting, derogatory and indecent campaign has been carried out on social media against the Zia family by an infamous person. I’ve heard he was a doctor probably from Jamalpur’s Sarishabari… shame on him,” said  Fakhrul.