Government official Md. Shafiullah Jaglu has held a press conference protesting the inclusion of his name in the Charfasson upazila committee of the National Citizen Party (NCP) without his knowledge or consent. He has also filed a general diary (GD) with Charfasson Police Station over the incident.

Speaking at a press conference at Charfasson Press Club on Monday evening (October 12), Shafiullah Jaglu said he learned through social media around 7:00 pm on October 10 that he had been named senior joint convener of the NCP’s Charfasson upazila committee. His name was included in a committee list signed by the convener and member secretary of NCP’s Bhola district unit on October 5.

Shafiullah Jaglu is employed as a sub-assistant livestock officer (animal health) at the Lalmohan Upazila Livestock Office and Veterinary Hospital. He is currently serving at the Charfasson Upazila Livestock Office on deputation.

He said that after learning about his inclusion, he contacted NCP Bhola district convener Advocate Ziaur Rahman by phone. He was told that his name had been included in the committee by mistake. A revised committee was subsequently announced, removing his name and appointing Abu Bached Sikder as senior joint convener.

Shafiullah Jaglu said he is a government employee and that news reports about his inclusion in a political party’s committee had been published on social media, online news outlets and national newspapers. He claimed the incident had damaged his social reputation.

He said he filed the GD to clarify his position and take necessary steps regarding the matter.

Asked about the incident, NCP Bhola district convener Advocate Ziaur Rahman said a seven-member interim committee had initially been formed for Char Fasson for three days. Shafiullah Jaglu’s name was not retained when the full committee was formed. His name had been included in the upazila committee inadvertently, he added.

Ziaur Rahman further said Shafiullah Jaglu had not applied to be included in the committee and was unaware that his name had been listed.