Chhatra Dal leader served show-cause notice after protesting fuel price hike
He was given 48 hours to provide an explanation.
Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the ruling BNP, has issued a show-cause notice to Sazzad Hossain Hridoy, organisational secretary of its Chittagong University unit, following a Facebook post protesting fuel price hikes.
Chhatra Dal Office Secretary Jahangir Alam signed the notice on Sunday night (20 September), giving Sazzad 48 hours to submit a written explanation for his social media activity.
Earlier that night, Sazzad posted on his personal Facebook account protesting the increase in fuel prices.
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"Since the beginning of my involvement in student politics, most of the BNP programmes I participated in were against the price hikes of oil, gas and electricity," he wrote.
"Fuel prices have been increased today. I protest this," he added.
The show-cause notice was served shortly after the post was made. However, the notice made no direct reference to the Facebook post.
It stated that allegations of "breach of organisational discipline" have been raised against Sazzad while holding a responsible position in the CU unit of Chhatra Dal.
The notice instructed him to present his explanation in person at the central office in the presence of the central president and general secretary of Chhatra Dal.
The notice mentioned that the directive was issued on the instructions of Chhatra Dal President Rakibul Islam Rakib and General Secretary Nasir Uddin Nasir.
Confirming the matter, Sazzad said, "I have been served a show-cause notice. I will appear at the designated place and provide my explanation."
The government increased the retail prices of diesel, octane, petrol, and kerosene by Tk20 per litre on Sunday night. This is the second time the BNP government has hiked fuel prices after assuming power in February this year.
