Khagrachhari 'rape': NCP leader resigns over Hannan Masud’s comments

Alik Mro, the National Citizen Party’s central joint chief organiser for the northern region, has resigned in protest against the official silence of the NCP and the statement of the party's Senior Joint Chief Coordinator Abdul Hannan Masud over the alleged gang rape of a student from the hill communities in Khagrachhari. Alik is the president of the Bangladesh Adivasi Chhatra Sangram Parishad. "I have resigned from the party in protest against the party's silence over the gang rape of a hill community student in Khagrachhari and the lies of Hannan Masud," he said on Monday. "The resignation letter has been sent to party leaders via email. In addition, I have sent a resignation letter to the responsible leaders of...