Dhaka, March 23 -- In response to a post by National Citizens Party (NCP) leader Hasnat Abdullah, which involved the military, another prominent NCP organiser, Sarjis Alam, posted a Facebook status on Sunday, expressing his "slight disagreement" and offering a correction regarding the events of March 11. Sarjis said that he and Hasnat had been invited to meet the Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman but were not 'called to the military base', as Hasnat had implied.

Sarjis added, "The way these matters were presented through Facebook status, I did not find the process appropriate. It could create a trust deficit in future important discussions with any stakeholder."

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