Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan, one of the party lawmakers who recently quit from the 11th parliament, has been declared as persona non grata by Ashuganj upazila unit BNP on Monday.  Ashuganj upazila unit BNP came up with the announcement while talking at a press briefing at Ashuganj Bazar. Abdus Sattar has been elected as MP from the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency five times. Earlier, on Sunday, BNP removed Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan from all posts for "violating party decisions and engaging in anti-party activities". Also Read: BNP's Abdus Sattar quits all his party posts "BNP Chairperson's Advisory Council Member Advocate Abdus Sattar has been expelled following his removal from all party posts, including the primary membership as per section 5(c) of the party constitution," said a press release signed by BNP acting office secretary Sayed Emran Saleh Prince. The decision would come into effect immediately, it said. Party sources said the action against Sattar was taken as he bought a nomination paper to contest the by-polls to the Brahmanbaria-2 seat after it fell vacant following his resignation as a BNP MP. Sattar recently resigned from all the posts of the party, including the chairperson's advisory council member, on personal grounds. He was first elected MP as an independent candidate from Brahmanbaria-2 ( (Ashuganj and Sarail) in 1979, during BNP founder Ziaur Rahman's tenure, following his failure to secure a party ticket. He was the founding vice-chairman of the party's Brahmanbaria unit at that time and worked as the president of Brahmanbaria BNP for 28 years. A lawyer by profession, Sattar won the parliamentary election to Brahmanbaria-2 four more times as a BNP candidate – in 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2018. He was also a state minister during the BNP-led government of 2001-06. On December 11 last, he resigned from the parliament along with other BNP lawmakers as per the party's decision.      

Bangladesh Army on Sunday clarified its stance over Lieutenant General (retired) Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardi, Bir Bikram, and said he was declared persona non grata in all cantonments and its areas on April 10, 2019.   The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate made the clarification through a press release, mentioning that anyone declared persona non gratae is restricted from access to Combined Military Hospitals (CMH), Officers' Club and CSD shops.   The ISPR said it noticed that the former army man had made false remarks over Bangladesh Army on social media platforms.   "When he was the commandant of NDC, he developed immoral relations with more than one woman. He also moved with many women while travelling abroad in addition to the period of different courses at NDC,” it revealed.   The authorities got embarrassed noticing the photos of his indecent behaviour.   On August 16, 2018, he divorced his first wife. Later on November 21 of the year, he married the second wife illegally wearing a mess kit (military dress) without any permission from the authority.   Before the second marriage, he had been living at the same residence with another woman since November 3.   Being accompanied by the woman, he celebrated Pahela Baishakh and went on leisure trips to Sajek and Khagrachhari in addition to other foreign trips. .   Pictures of these occasions were circulated on social media that drew criticism in both military and civil platforms.   Aside from these, the woman he married is known as controversial, the statement further said.   Such behaviour of Lt Gen Hasan Sarwardi is uncomfortable and embarrassing for all members of the armed forces. It also put an adverse impact on Army officers.   Considering the overall situation, Bangladesh Army declared him as ‘Persona-non-grata’ on April 10.