Bangladesh Muktijuddho Mancha reiterated demand to immediately arrest of Awami League lawmaker and parliament whip Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury and his son Nazmul Karim Chowdhury Sharun within a week for issuing death threat to veteran freedom fighter and senior Awami League leader Samsuddin Ahmed.

The platform of the progenies of the freedom fighter also demanded exemplary punishment to whip Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury apart from cancellation of his parliament membership and suspension of his membership from Awami League.

The demands came from a human chain and a protest rally held in front of Jatiya Press Club in the capital.

Aminul Islam Bulbul, president of the central committee of Bangladesh Muktijuddho Mancha, presided over the programme which was moderated by its general secretary Md Al Mamun.

Well-known sculptor Rasha, an advisor to the organisation and Sonnet Mahmud, Dhaka University unit president of the organization, also spoke at the programme.

Rasha said “Whip Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury threatened to kill Patiya Upazila freedom fighter commander, former Chhatra League leader and former president of Patiya Upazila Awami League and veteran freedom fighter Samsuddin Ahmed.”

“Bangladesh Muktijuddha Mancha is demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment including expulsion of Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury from Awami League and declaring the post of Member of Parliament vacant” he added.

He said Samsuddin Ahmed took up arms to liberate the country by risking his life. He fought for 9 months and liberated the country. The senior politician has also served as the commander of the Patiya Upazila freedom fighters’ council in Chattogram and the president of the Awami League.

The 80-year-old freedom fighter was threatened to be beaten by the whip of the Jatiya Sangsad and Chattagram Patiya MP Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury and his brother Mohammad Ali Nawab. Not only that, he has also been accused of threatening to take off his lungi and walk around the market.
Samsuddin Ahmed came under attack by the whip as he raised his voice against the misdeeds of the Whip, his brother and son, he said.

He said the heroic freedom fighter, Samsuddin Ahmed, broke down in tears after being humiliated in this way. The Whip and his family members continued to torture the AL leader and common people in this manner.

Aminul Islam Bulbul said “By threatening to kill one of the heroic freedom fighters, it is proved that Whip Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury never believes in the spirit of the liberation war. He has been trying to implement the agenda of the Anti-liberation forces.”

“Whip Shamsul Haque Chowdhury is not an Awami League man. He used to join Juba Dal and later Jatiya Party. From there, he changed his name by joining Chattogram South Awami League politics overnight,” said the president of Bangladesh Muktijuddho Mancha.

Whip’s brother Mohammad Ali Nawab has threatened to take off a heroic freedom fighter’s lungi and walk around in public. At the end of his life, a heroic freedom fighter in Bangabandhu’s Bangladesh will have to be humiliated in this way, but Bangladesh Muktijuddho Mancha will never tolerate it.

Md Al Mamun said the whole family of heroic freedom fighter Samsuddin Ahmed is now feeling insecurity. His family members cannot go out home in fear of the threat of terrorist forces.

He said during the anti-casino campaign in 2019, Whip Shamsul Haque Chowdhury broke his oath by making statements against the country’s customary law and the constitution. He has lost his moral credentials as a Member of Parliament.

Shamsul-Sharun Gang, an infiltrator who has taken a place in the Awami League, has been making a concerted effort to undermine the achievements of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through controversial activities one after another, he said.

He said Whip Shamsul Haque, a new hybrid leader from the BNP and later from the Jatiya Party, spoke in support of casinos and gambling, proving that he was against the state's decision. He disobeyed state orders by supporting illegal casinos.

Sharun Chowdhury threatened to kill Didarul Alam, a heroic freedom fighter and senior Awami League leader, over phone to protest against the casino misdeeds. But the trial of Sharun has not been done in that case till today.

Despite widespread criticism and repeated demands, casino supporter Whip Shamsul Haque Chowdhury and Sharun Chowdhury are not arrested, he added.

He said no legal action has been taken against Sharun Chowdhury despite allegations of threatening to kill veteran Awami League leader Didarul Alam, displaying illegal weapons through social media, and inciting a bank official to commit suicide in Chattogram. Sharun is still out of jail. To date, law enforcement agencies have not taken any drastic action against him which is never desirable.

“How did Whip Shamsul Haque Chowdhury and his son Sharun dare to threaten to kill a heroic freedom fighter? Where is the source of their power? Are they stronger than the state? Demand to Prime Minister, immediately expel Whip Shamsul Haque Chowdhury from Awami League.”

“Why is he not being removed from the Parliament even after repeatedly breaking his oath? Judging by the past misdeeds of Whip and his son, another heroic freedom fighter would not have received death threats today,” he added.

He said Bangladesh Muktijuddho Mancha will submit a memorandum to the Jatiya Sangsad Speaker and President of Awami League.

“Shamsul Haque Chowdhury has to be removed from the party post of Awami League and Jatiya Sangsad. Otherwise, Bangladesh Muktijuddho Mancha will carry out more stringent programs with heroic freedom fighters and their children all over the country” he added.

After the human chain and protest rally, the leaders of the organization staged a protest procession in front of the Jatiya Press Club.

Recently, Morshed Chowdhury, a banker in Chattogram, committed suicide due to persecution by Sharun. Banker’s family members blamed Sharun for instigating the suicide. A case against Sharun pending with the police sees no light for lack of action.

Whip and his family members first took control of Patiya in 2010-11, established a reign of terror and interfered in every development project and economic activities in the area. They have been continuing with their evil deeds and amassing illegal properties since then.

BDST: 1644 HRS, JUN 6, 2021
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