He said, “I didn’t know the meeting was being held here (on the road). There’s been traffic congestion, and I sincerely apologise to those who suffered.”
The event was presided over by Bahadur Shah, president of the Pekua upazila BNP. Among those who addressed the event were Iqbal Hossain, general secretary of the upazila BNP; Shahnewaz Azad, joint secretary; former chairman of the Toitong union parishad, Moslem Uddin; Kamran Jadid Mukut, president of Pekua upazila Jubo Dal; Asif Khaled, general secretary of the Jubo Dal; Ahsan Ullah, convener of the upazila Swechchhasebak Dal; and Abu Siddiq, president of the Pekua upazila Krishak Dal.
Also present at the rally were Shahjahan Chowdhury, president of Cox’s Bazar district BNP and former member of parliament; Shamim Ara, general secretary; and Hasina Ahmed, former member of parliament for the Chakaria–Pekua constituency.
Following the event, Salahuddin Ahmed visited the grave of Mohammad Wasim, a Chhatra Dal leader killed during the July uprising in Chattogram. Wasim’s grave is located in Bagghuzara village of Pekua upazila.