Dhaka, March 23 -- Two days after NCP's chief organiser (South) Hasnat Abdullah made a bombshell Facebook post about a meeting at the Cantonment, its chief organiser (North) Sarjis Alam downplayed the issue, saying he felt no pressure regarding the 'Refined Awami League'.

"Although the Army chief's language was more straightforward compared to previous occasions, I did not feel that he was 'pressuring the Refined Awami League.' Rather, he spoke with great confidence and explained if the 'Refined Awami' League doesn't not participate, the long-term political instability and problems in the country would likely intensify," he wrote.

He does not think the way these issues were shared on Facebook was appropriate and in the long run, this co...