Awami League's acting General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif today said he hoped those who believe in the spirit of the Liberation War will leave BNP.

He came up with the remark at Awami League President Sheikh Hasina's Dhanmondi office, hours after BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury resigned from BNP.

"There are many conscious people in the BNP who believe in the spirit of the Liberation War. We believe that they will leave the party one-by-one," Hanif said.

Hanif was speaking at a press briefing after a meeting with the mayors and councilors of Dhaka North and South City Corporations.

Shamsher Mobin submitted his resignation to BNP's acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir this morning – citing health reasons as cause for leaving politics.