Khulna city unit of Jatiyatabadi Sechhasebak Dal, a front organisation of the ruling BNP, is constructing its new office at Sonadanga after illegally occupying a plot of land belonging to Khulna Development Authority (KDA).

The construction work is being supervised by Ashraf Chowdhury Bulu, organising secretary of Sonadanga thana unit of Sechhasebak Dal.

According to city special Branch of Khulna Metropolitan police (KMP), Ashraf Chowdhury alias Hath Kata Bulu is a listed criminal (no 80) and bomber (no 163). His right hand was blown up from elbow in explosion while making a bomb on the night of July 23, 1999 in his hideout at Nirala residential area under Khulna thana.

According to local people, the listed criminal-cum-bomber and his associates occupied the plot of land on January 27 this year in the name of Sechhasebak Dal and using influence of convenor of Khulna City BNP Ali Asgar Lobi MP. Neither local people nor anyone of KDA

dared to protest illegal work of the top criminal. Sonadanga thana police pretended to be unaware of the incident although the plot of land is not far from the police station.

Expressing his ignorance about the incident the convenor of city BNP Ali Asgar Lobi MP told this correspondent that his party does not give shelter to any terrorist or land grabber. “Anyone of my party involved in grabbing land or criminal activities must be punished as per law of the land,” Lobi said.

When contacted, Bulu emphatically said that construction work of the Sonadanga unit of Sechhasebak Dal office was started with consent of 'my leader Lobi Shaheb.' But Bulu avoided reply to a question whether the BNP lawmaker told him to break the law for occupying KDA land.

Bulu was the first to garland Ali Asgar Lobi in October last year in front of BNP office on his (Lobi) becoming the convenor of the city committee.

A senior officer of KMP declined to comment when asked how a wanted listed criminal-cum-bomber moves at large.