The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) yesterday expelled its former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar for violating the party discipline.

The expulsion order against Babar came following the direction of party Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on charges of violating the party discipline.

Party sources said charges of obstructing party candidate from carrying out election campaign were brought against him.

It also said the primary membership of Babar has also been cancelled

apart from expelling him from his party post.

Four BNP leaders, including BNP chairperson's advisory council member

Syed Shahidul Huq Jamal and law secretary advocate Zainul Abedin,

were expelled Thursday violating party dictate.