Ershad offered crores and a ministership, but I did not leave BNP: Aman Ullah in Keraniganj

BNP standing committee member and former DUCSU vice-president Aman Ullah Aman has said he was offered crores of taka and a ministership during the Ershad regime but did not leave the BNP. No temptation made him leave the party, he said, and he remained steadfast in Khaleda Zia's leadership.

He made the remarks on Saturday morning as chief guest at a freshers' reception and a reception for meritorious students and athletes at Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman Degree College in Keraniganj, Dhaka.

Aman Ullah Aman said that in the 1990s, when he was DUCSU vice-president, he was offered crores of taka and a ministership on behalf of then president Hussain Muhammad Ershad. But he did not accept the offer; he did not leave Khaleda Zia, nor did he quit the BNP.

The BNP leader said various temptations and pressures will come in political life, but one must remain steadfast in one's ideals and political position.

At the programme, new students were welcomed with flowers. Athletes who won medals at national and international level in kata and kumite were also honoured. Crests and cash were handed to the players of the Notun Kuri Dhaka district champion women's football team and the runners-up boys' team.

Students from various educational institutions of Hazratpur Union took part in dances, songs and other cultural performances and events at the programme.

Chaired by Dhaka district BNP organising secretary Barrister Irfan Ibne Aman Omi, the programme was attended by Keraniganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mohammad Omar Faruk, Upazila Secondary Education Officer Sheikh Zakir Hossain, Keraniganj Model Upazila BNP acting president Shamim Hasan and people from various levels.