Ishraque to announce resignation today, vows intensified anti-drug campaign

Ishraque Hossain, the state minister for liberation war affairs has announced that he will formally declare his resignation from the post at a press conference at the National Press Club at 2pm today (19 October), pledging to intensify his anti-drug campaign as a BNP activist.

In a Facebook post, he shared, “I will formally announce my resignation as state minister for liberation war affairs at a press conference at the National Press Club at 2pm today (19 October).”

“Instead of working as a member of parliament or a state minister, I will work against drugs with a hundred times more enthusiasm as a BNP activist, InshaAllah,” he said.

The minister also said he had seen some self-proclaimed liberal individuals celebrating his decision to resign.

He expressed hope that if future movements or struggles became necessary, they would return from abroad and join them, inspired by nationalist ideals.

Ishraque also pledged to step up cleanliness drives and visit districts across the country to strengthen the organisational capacity of the Jatiyatabadi Projonmo Dal.

“Not minister, but drug eradication!” he wrote, repeating the slogan: “Drug eradication, drug eradication!”