UNB, Dhaka :Six day after its formation, the convening committee members of BNP’s Dhaka city unit on Thursday paid homage to party founder Ziaur Rahman by placing wreaths at his grave amid scuffles and tussles.The committee members, led by its convener Mirza Abbas, placed wreaths at Zia’s grave at noon.BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, committee joint conveners Abdul Awal Mintoo, Kazi Abul Bashar, Abu Sayeed Khokan, its members Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Barkatullah Bulu, SA Khalek, Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, Nasiruddin Asim, Abdul Mazid, Shamsul Huda, Sajjad Zahir, Yunus Mridha, Anwaruzzaman, Ali Asgar Matbar and member secretary Habibun Nabi Sohel were present.Several thousand BNP leaders and activists from different parts of the city started thronging the grave premises at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in small processions since morning.Mirza Abbas reached the grave premises around 10:40 am while Fakhrul 10 minutes later.An untoward situation was created as committee member secretary Habibun Nabi Sohel tried to take position just beside Fakhrul from behind pushing out Gayeshwar when Fakhrul was stepping towards the grave with Abbas and Gayeshwar on his two sides.Gayeshwar burst into anger and tried to leave the scene in protest against it.Later, Fakhrul and Abbas convinced him and asked Sohel to move away making room for Gayeshwar.
