Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- Hasnat Abdullah, Chief Organiser (South) of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has claimed in his show-cause response that he travelled to Cox's Bazar with prior consent from the party's Convener, Md Nahid Islam.

In a written reply addressed to Convener Md Nahid Islam and Member-Secretary Akhtar Hossain, Hasnat explained that on the night of August 4, he first tried to reach Nahid directly, reports UNB.

Failing to do so, he informed NCP Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwari about his travel plans and requested him to notify Nahid.

"About 30 minutes later, Nasiruddin confirmed that Nahid had approved the trip," Hasnat wrote, adding that other NCP leaders later joined him on the trip.

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