Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- cause notice to Fazlur Rahman, a member of its Chairperson's Advisory Council, over what the party described as his 'bizarre and indecent' remarks regarding the historic mass uprising of July-August.

He has been asked to explain within 24 hours why disciplinary action should not be taken against him, a BNP assistant office secretary told UNB on Sunday.

"You have been continuously making indecent and misleading comments about the historic July-August mass uprising, and your statements about the martyrs who sacrificed their lives go completely against the party's ideology and the spirit of the uprising," the notice reads.

It also said his remarks about the glorious mass uprising and the movement to restore democracy hav...