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Press
Release: 08 June 2004
UPDF
condemns military intervention in Party activities in Naniachari
The central office of the
United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) in a press statement
today, June 8, strongly condemned undue interference by Naniachar
zone commander Lieut. Col. Ekramul Yasin in the Party's preparation
to launch a branch office at Naniachari sub-district in Rangamati.
The statement said, "as
a regional political party UPDF has participated in the last
Eighth Parliamentary elections and gained sizeable votes in
Rangamati and Khagrachari constituencies. The Party has open
offices at capital city Dhaka, port city Chittagong, and in
different areas of Rangamati and Khagrachari districts. It
is also conducting activities at Bandarban district headquarter."
The press statement further
said the fact that an army officer ordered not to open Party
offices at Naniachar proves that the Chittagong Hill Tracts
was still under virtual military rule.
It is to be mentioned here
that all is set to launch the office on 15 June. Central leaders
from Hill Students Council, Hill Women's Federation and Hill
Youth Forum are expected to attend the launching ceremony.
The office structure has already been set up and all preparations
are on to make the programme a success. But all on a sudden
army commander Ekramul Yasin today asked UPDF activists Bipulaksh
Chakma and Amrita Chakma to pull down the sign board and not
to open the office.
[Press Section, Publicity
and Publication Department, United Peoples Democratic Front
(UPDF). Issued June 08, 2004]
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