The posters were put up by parties claiming to be grassroots level Awami League in Tangail. They featured captions such as “Kauwa mukto Tangail zila Awami League chai” adorned with a picture of a crow. Advocate Zahirul Islam, Awami League general secretary of Tangail said that they will look into the matter and take action according to party decision. The reference to “kauwa” or crow comes from a remark Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader made in March 2017. Fed up with opportunists exploiting Awami League and signing up with the party, Obaidul exclaimed: “These kauwas infiltrating Awami League have to go.”Also Read- Fake Awami organisations a big headache for ALHe indicated the many organizations which appear to be affiliated with Awami League, when they are not.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 22, 2018 17:48 UTC