CHOUGACHHA, Jashore — Jahurul Islam, the former president of the Chougachha upazila unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led a motorcycle procession on Tuesday after being denied the party’s nomination for the Jashore-2 (Chougachha-Jhikargachha) constituency.
The procession, held on Nov. 18, moved through key roads in Chougachha and Jhikargachha during the afternoon, organizers said.
Local leaders and activists of the BNP, Jubo Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal and Chhatra Dal joined the rally on motorcycles. Participants carried party slogans and banners in support of Islam’s nomination bid.
Activists said Islam has long worked at the grassroots level and remained organizationally active, and they urged the party to nominate him as the qualified local candidate for Jashore-2.
Among those present were Hussain Ahmed, vice president of the upazila BNP; joint general secretaries Delwar Hossain and Motiur Rahman Montu; Atiar Rahman, joint general secretary of the pourashava BNP; Councillor Shahidul Islam, organizing secretary; Mahfuzur Rahman Palen, member of the pourashava BNP and former general secretary of the upazila Krishak Dal; Abdul Mannan, general secretary of Fulsara union BNP; joint general secretaries Masum Billah and Billal Hossain; Dr. Jahurul Haque, president of Pashapole union BNP; Master Shahidul Islam, general secretary of Swaroopdaha union BNP; Abdul Malek, organizing secretary; Sajjad Hossain, president of Hakimpur union BNP; general secretary Abu Char; Master Ali Akbar, president of Patibila union BNP; general secretary Kabir Uddin Bablu; Abdus Sattar, senior vice president of Jagdishpur union BNP; general secretary Master Mahidul Islam; and several other ward, union and youth leaders.
Earlier the same day, Islam — a Jashore-2 paddy-symbol nomination aspirant and member of the district BNP — attended a Jhikargachha upazila BNP youth gathering as chief guest.
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