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Jamaat pulls out, supports Manjur

AL rebel Rezaul withdraws candidature

Staff Correspondent, ctg
Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday decided to support BNP-backed candidate Mohammad Manjur Alam in the Chittagong City Corporation elections slated for June 17.
Meanwhile, rebel condidate of Awami League Rezaul Karim yesterday withdrew his candidature in the polls.
The city unit Jamaat also decided to withdraw its candidate Afseruddin Chowdhury from the race, said city unit Jamaat chief Shamsul Islam at a press conference at Chittagong Press Club in the afternoon.
“We, on behalf of ten other parties including BNP, have decided to support a common may-oral candidate," the Jamaat leader said.
The eight other parties are Island Oikya Jote,
National People's Party, Jatiya Ganatantrik Party, Bangladesh Nezam-e-Islam Party, Khelafate Majlish, Muslim League and Bangladesh Jatiya Party (Andalib).
BNP city unit president Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury was also present at the press conference.
Amir Khasru said BNP and Jamaat-led nine parties took the decision at a meeting at Chittagong Jamaat Office in the morning to work for the common candidate in the polls to provide facilities and services for the city dwellers.
Meanwhile, Awami League-backed mayoral candidate ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury yesterday accused Manjur of capturing acting may-oral post during the past caretaker government through blackmailing after his (Mohiuddin) arrest.
Mohiuddin said, “When I was being taken to the jail after the arrest, I had directed to hand over my duty to ward councillor Sayed Golam Haider Mintu in a written statement considering Manjur unfit for the crucial period.”
He made the allegation at a view exchange meeting organised by Nagorik Committee at Lalkhan Bazar with AL city unit organising secretary Badiul Alam in the chair.
Mohiuddin said, “I have a bad reputation for misbehaving with all. [But] I can't tolerate when I see someone is creating obstruction to development.”
Fearing possible defeat in the poll BNP is backing a non-partisan person without nominating a party man, said Mohiuddin adding that BNP has taken the election as a funtest.
Earlier Mohiuddin started his campaign through mass contacts at Aturer Depot area around 9:30 am.
Campaign for BNP-backed mayoral candidate Manjur Alam got further intensified after BNP Chittagong (north) district unit and a forum of former JCD leaders started mass contacts.
The unit leaders at the 29th death anniversary programme of BNP founding president Ziaur Rahman yesterday vowed to give their best efforts to win the election.
At the function at Muslim Institute, Manju sought vote to help develop Chittagong as
a planned city and ensure urban facilities to the city dwellers. He assured of making the CCC a corruption free agency and involving people in its development activities.
BNP Chittagong (north) district president Giasuddin Quader Chowdhury presided over the programme while Amir Khasru Mahmud, city unit vice president Dostagir Chowdhury, BNP leaders SM Fazlul Haq and Kamal Uddin, among others, spoke.
Some former JCD leaders under the banner of former students' leaders forum yesterday announced to launch an electoral campaign in all 41 CCC wards for Manju.