The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Major Gen (retd) Syed Mohammad Ibrahim, Chairman of Bangladesh Kalyan Party (BKP) demanded extension of the time by five days for filing nomination and party's registration yesterday.

Addressing party's second representative conference at the Imperial Hotel in the city, he said smaller parties alongside the bigger ones should be opportunity to participate in December 18 parliamentary elections.

About 600 delegates from 70 upazilas of 32 districts joined the conference, a BKP release said

Sadeq Ahmed Khan, BKP acting secretary general, Prof. Dr Iqbal Hassan Mahmud, Col (retd) Engineer Mustaq Hossain, Lt Col (retd) Enamul Huq, Forkan Ibrahim, among others, attended the meeting.

Party's chairman said, Bangladesh is not the property of two parties or two alliances. There should be restraint in raising demands or making statements. He also demanded trial of the war criminals.

Meanwhile, a rebel group of Kalyan Party today claimed Abdul Hannan Mollah Palash as acting chairman expelled Gen (retd) Ibrahim from the party on charge of anti-organizational activities, falsehood and misuse of party funds.