Desk Report
Published: 20 Nov 2021, 07:57 pm
Gazipur City Mayor Mohammad Zahangir Alam || Photo: Collected
Gazipur
city Mayor Mohammad Zahangir Alam, who has been expelled from Awami League for
his controversial comment on Bangabandhu and other local leaders, said he will
submit an application requesting the prime minister to review the decision.
"A
rival group has long been involved in doing harm to me since my involvement in
student politics and subsequently, some people have conspired against me,"
he said while talking to reporters at his residence today, reports UNB.
The
mayor also offered an apology and requested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to
rethink her decision.
"I
didn't do anything wrong. I'll accept the Prime Minister's decision. If she
(PM) wants, I am ready to walk the gallows. Bangabandhu, Sheikh Hasina and
Awami League are my existence and I want to remain a general member and
supporter of the party until death," he said.
Yesterday,
Awami League expelled its Gazipur unit general secretary and city mayor
Zahangir Alam for life.
The
decision was made at a meeting of the Awami League Central Working Committee at
Gono Bhaban, chaired by party chief and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, yesterday
evening.
On
October 3, Awami League issued a show-cause notice to Zahangir over his remarks
-- on Bangabandhu, the number of people martyred during the Liberation War and
other local leaders -- in a recent video that went viral.