The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Proshika, a foreign funded NGO, is going to be registered as a political party by the Election Commission (EC) under its disguised name Oikyaboddho Nagorik Andolon.

The NGO, led by its boss Quazi Farrok Ahmed, allegedly had been involved in creating social unrest in the country by intruding into highly confrontational political affairs and now has taken a move to embark in politics openly.

Few days ago, Quazi Faruk floated a party and forthwith applied to the EC for registration. By misusing huge foreign funds, the NGO chief is hurriedly hiring party offices at different places of the country to fulfil the criterion for registration with the EC, it is alleged.

The employees of the NGO are being forced to join the newly floated party. A number of employees of Proshika told this correspondent that they had no other options but to join the party to continue their jobs.

The Commission has almost finalised the process of registration of Oikyaboddho Nagorik Andolon and it will get the certificate soon, deputy secretary of the EC's scrutiny committee Jasmine Tuli told the New Nation yesterday.

However, some Islamist political parties have hinted that they will challenge the registration of the NGO as a political party and will also go to court, if necessary.

Abdul Latif Nizami, Secretary General of Islami Oikkya Jote said, that it was unfair to register it as a party. Quazi Faruq should leave the NGO if he wants to do politics.

"People will not accept unfair means in registering parties or in doing politics," he added.