Moudud also claimed that the deployment of the armed forces members had done little to improve the situation. The press briefing was also attended by BNP’s Companiganj unit Orgnizational Secretary Md Jahangir Alam, Companiganj municipality unit Organizational Secretary Mominul Haque, and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal’s Noakhali district unit General Secretary Abu Hasan Md Noman, among others. In an immediate reaction to Moudud’s press briefing, the Companiganj upazila unit of Awami League held a press briefing later in the day, where they refuted the BNP leader’s allegations. Speaking at the press briefing, Companiganj Upazila Parishad Chairman and Awami League’s district unit Organizational Secretary Mizanur Rahman Badal said: “Barrister Moudud Ahmed’s allegations are false and baseless. He made all these statements after not getting the expected response from the voters in the area (Noakhali 5).”

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 26, 2018 20:03 UTC