Hunger strike for BNP ticket

Habibur rahman said he would continue hunger strike till the nomination is cancelled and a BNP man is given ticket.

Asked by newsmen, Fazlur Rahman did not clarity his party position. He was secretary of KSJL. He did not join BNP, he told newsmen yesterday.

Habibur Rahman also criticised the BNP parliamentary board headed by party chief Khaleda Zia for what he called its 'farcical' interview of nomination seekers.

"What was the justification of taking interview of candidates while an outsider was given nomination?" he posed the question.

Habibur claimed that local BNP leaders and workers will resist Fazlur Rahman in the constituency.

He said four BNP men sought nomination for the seat but the party high command gave the ticket to as man from other party.

Fazlur Rahman was defeated by Awami League leader and former deputy speaker Advocate Abdul Hamid in 1996 and 2001 elections. In 2001 election, Fazlu got 63,656 votes with KSJL ticket while Hamid got 93,915 votes.

Besides Habibur Rahman, two other BNP leaders-- Forhad Ahmed Kanchan and Kazi Monsurul Kader Tutulfiled nomination papers from Kishoreganj-5.

Advocate Abdul Hamid also filed nomination paper from the constituency.

Party sources said the two other BNP nomination seekers will hold press conference to express their grievances.