Pankaj asked not to take part in council
Swechchhasebok League general secretary Pankaj Devnath was asked not to take part in any activity of the council of the organization slated to be held on November 16.
Awami League president and also Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave the direction just a day after Swechchhasebok League, volunteer organization of the party, president Molla Abu Kawser was relieved from the post, said an Awami league leader.
“I was asked to refrain from the activities of the council of the organization,” Pankaj told The Daily Star today.
The volunteer organization of the ruling party was founded on July 27, 1994. Since the foundation of the organization, councils held twice.
The first council held on July 27, 2003 where AFM Bahauddin Nasim and Pankaj Devnath was made president and general secretary respectively.
On 2007, Pankaj was jailed for 13 years for illegal income and suppressing details about income and assets following a case filed by Anti Corruption Commission. The current status of the case could not be confirmed immediately.
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