Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expelled Satkhira-4 Member of Parliament Gazi Nazrul Islam after an internal investigation found him guilty of moral misconduct.
The decision was announced on Wednesday by the party's Central Publicity and Media Secretary, Ehsanul Mahbub Zubayer, in an official statement.
According to the statement, the decision was taken at an emergency meeting of Jamaat's Central Executive Council held at 4pm at the official residence of the Leader of the Opposition on Minto Road in Dhaka. The meeting was chaired by Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman and attended by members of the party's Central Executive Council.
The council decided to expel Gazi Nazrul under Article 62 of the party's constitution after an organisational investigation concluded that allegations published in various media reports against the lawmaker had been proven and constituted moral misconduct.
The party also decided to immediately notify the Election Commission of the expulsion, the statement said.
Jamaat did not disclose further details about the allegations or the findings of the organisational investigation.
