BNP on Tuesday provided financial support to the families of the leaders of Jubo Dal and Swechchasebak Dal who were shot dead allegedly by the police in BNP’s political programmes in Bhola.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir handed over the party’s cash assistance to the families of Jubo Dal leader Noor-e-Alam and Swechchasebak Dal leader Abdur Rahim at the party Chairperson’s Gulshan office.
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman virtually joined the programme.
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Speaking at the programme, Fakhrul assured that their party will stand by the family members of those who are sacrificing their lives in the ongoing movement for the sake of democracy and people’s voting rights.
On July 31, Abdur Rahim was shot dead when the police attacked a protest rally against the increase in fuel and commodity prices in Bhola. Noor-e-Alam died while undergoing treatment on August 3 in Dhaka who sustained bullet wounds during the clash.
The assistance was provided from the party fund and the party's acting chairperson Tarique Rahman and. Besides, Australian expatriate Habibur Rahman and American expatriate Saiful Alam Kadar provided financial support for these two families.
BNP Senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, vice chairman Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, central leader Nazim Uddin Alam and BNP Standing Committee Member Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku, among others, were present at the event.