AL demands removal of 3 HDC chairmen, members

Awami League (AL) and its front organisations yesterday brought out a procession and held a rally in Rangamati hill town demanding removal of chairmen and members of Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari hill district councils (HDCs).

They also submitted a memorandum to the President and Chief Advisor to the caretaker government through the Deputy Commissioner to press the demand.

Rangamati AL president Dipankar Talukder addressed the rally held in front of the DC's office with party secretary Selim Chowdhury in the chair.

They said the HDC chairmen and members appointed by the immediate past four-party government are still holding their posts though the government's tenure expired and a caretaker government took over.

HDC leaders are misappropriating money and food grains allotted for development projects and using those for their party, they alleged. This will influence the coming election, they said and urged the administration to stop all allotments till an elected government takes over.