Jahangir Alam’s expulsion order withdrawn

The Awami League has withdrawn the expulsion order of former mayor of Gazipur City Corporation Jahangir Alam who was the general secretary of the party's Gazipur city unit.

A press release signed by AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader was issued in this regard on Saturday.

Jahangir Alam was expelled from the organisation for his involvement in activities against the interest, ideal, discipline as well as the constitution and declaration of the Bangladesh Awami League, he said.

Quader said since Jahangir apologised and promised not to get involved in such activities, he has been pardoned.  He mentioned that any further violation of the organisation’s rules will be deemed unforgivable.

Jahangir was expelled from the party in November 2021 after a video clip of him making derogatory remarks about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and expressing doubts about the numbers of martyrs in the Liberation War went viral in social media.