DOT Desk: [2] Awami League has issued a show cause notice on Gazipur City Corporation Mayor Mohammad Zahangir Alam over his controversial comments on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the number of martyred freedom fighters, reports The Daily Star.
The show cause, undersigned by Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quad-er, was issued yesterday, Gazipur City AL President Advo-cate Md Azmat Ullah Khan confirmed.
He has been asked to submit his explanation within 15 days, the mayor said.
“I will accept the decision of the party President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
I will reply to the notice on time,” the mayor said. Zahangir recently made some comments about Bangaban-dhu and the number of martyred freedom fighters at a programme and the video of it went viral.
Amid protests from party men, Mayor Zahangir termed the video’s content “false and fabricated”.