Khulna, Feb 4 (UNB) – Former MP and party’s executive committee member Ali Asghar Lobi has quit BNP on health grounds.
Lobi, also ex-president of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and former convener of Khulna city unit BNP, sent his resignation letter to BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on January 24 last, his personal secretary Farhin Akhter told local reporters on Monday.
In the resignation letter, she said, Lobi mentioned that he decided to quit politics as he has been suffering from various diseases.
Lobi was elected MP in the by-election to the Khulna-2 constituency, vacated by BNP chairperson Khaleda in the 2001 election.
He was an influential leader of BNP during the party’s rule from 2001-2006 due to his close ties with Khaleda’s son Tarique Rahman.
Lobi was arrested by the joint forces on February 6, 2007 during the 1/11 political changeover, and got released on bail early 2009. Later, he became inactive in politics.
