BNP 'holds' 70pc district councils, leaders 'to be handpicked'

BNP has held 70 per cent councils to elect new committees in the districts, BNP's Office Secretary Rizvi Ahmed said at a press briefing in the city Monday, reports bdnews24.com.

"The district councils are being conducted amidst various barriers and opposition."

Councils of many local chapters of the main opposition party could not be held due to internal clashes.

Mr Ahmed said that the policymaking forum would decide about including as councillors in the national council those districts that did not have councils within the deadline.

The office secretary at the party's Naya Paltan office said, "The subcommittees are working to make the national council successful. On the last day Monday, our central leaders are joining the district councils including those in Narail, north Mymensingh and Kurigram."

BNP's national council is to be held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on December 8.

Answering to a query, Mr Ahmed said, "The party's election commission will declare the election schedule for the election of chairperson. The voters' list will be published immediately after the completion of district councils."

Among others, Jubo Dal Vice-president Qayum Chowdhury, Joint General Secretary Abdus Salam Azad and former student leader Asadul Karim Shahin were present at the press briefing.

Meanwhile, leaders of the BNP would be handpicked by the party's chairperson this time too like all former councils.

"According to the constitution, there is no provision for voting and there will not be any voting in the national council," BNP's Joint Secretary General Goyeshwar Chandra Roy said Sunday.

"In this council, the chairperson would be elected through direct vote of the councillors in accordance with the previous constitution of the party," he told reporters at the party headquarters in Naya Paltan.

"The old committee would be automatically dissolved after the election."

"The newly elected chairperson will present the national executive committee, including the new standing committee, before the councillors."

According to the structure of the organisation, the highest position of chairperson will be put to vote only if there is more than one contender.

An election committee has been already formed led by the party's senior leader, TH Khan. The election schedule for the post of chairperson could be declared on December 1 or 2.

Source: thefinancialexpress-bd.com

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