Dhaka, July 9 -- Jatiya Party's expelled Senior Co-Chairman Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Tuesday said they have not accepted party Chairman GM Quader's expelled order against several leaders.

He said, GM Quader's newly appointed Secretary General Barrister Shamim Haider Patwary is completely illegal.

"We are still holding our respective positions; our Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu remains in office," said Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud.

He made this claim at a press conference at Gulshan in the capital. The leader, who was expelled by Jatiya Party Chairman, made the statement just a day after he, along with the party's secretary general and two other top leaders, was removed from all party posts on July 7.

Barrister Anisul...