The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

City Awami League leaders Friday vowed to strengthen party activities and work unitedly to free their detained party chief Sheikh Hasina.

"We'll have to work unitedly. There should be no division among us. I call upon the caretaker government to release our party president Sheikh Hasina immediately," acting city AL president MA Aziz said.

He was addressing the party leaders and activists at the AL central office as Sayeed Khokon, son of former Dhaka City Mayor Mohammad Hanif, and ex-acting president of city AL Omar Ali attended the office.

Sayeed Khokon, also the organizing secretary of the city unit and Omar Ali, reportedly deserted AL and joined newly floated Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of political reform process initiated after the takeover by the present caretaker government.

Despite objection by a faction of City AL leaders, Sayeed Khokon and Omar Ali Friday joined the office under the direction of the central Awami League leadership.