Dhaka, July 7 -- Jatiya Party (JaPa) on Monday appointed its former MP Barrister Shamim Haider Patwary as the party's new Secretary General, removing Mujibul Haque Chunnu, amid growing tensions within the party ahead of the national council.

JaPa Chairman GM Quader, using the authority given to him by the party's constitution, removed Mujibul Haque Chunnu from the post of Secretary General and appointed Barrister Shamim Haider Patwary to the vacant position, said a party press release.

Mujibul Haque Chunnu had been serving as Secretary General since October 9, 2021, following the death of then-Secretary General Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu.

Soon after the new appointment, GM Quader also removed three senior party leaders --Anisul Islam Mahmud,...