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Akmal replaces Harun as BFF secy
The National Sports Council fNSC) yesterday put to rest all -peculations by announcing the
reconstitution of a 31 member ad hoc committee of the Bangladesh Footbell Federation (BBF).
Although former Cabinet Secretary Slddlqur Rahman retain* his post a* president ol the new body. Harunur Rashid makes way for Sheikh Akmal Hossain as the new general secretary
The new committee will take over Immediately
Other important change* Include both the Joint secretaries and the treasurer with only Syed Alamglr Faruq Chowdhury, a topnotch bureaucrat. retaining his post a* one of the three vice president*. A H Mofazzal Karim, former MD of Bangladesh Bl man, return* to the BFF. as docs Dr Musa Qadri. a leading Abahanl official, as the other vice presidents.
Shah Abul Kashem of Shad haran Btma. who was a fornu-t Joint secretary, and Khalrul Anwar Pcaru. a former player of repute and general secretary of Dhan ma ndI Club, repine Sirajul Islam Bachchu of Wan Club and Anwarul Haq Helal of Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting a* the new Joint sccrclarlt s 1‘caru wa* a member of the outgoing committee a* well
There are 23 member*. In eluding two Members of Par Itament —Md Fazlul Haq of Mymcnslngh who was a vice president of the federation during the previous BNP regime, and Blr Bahadur of the Chittagong Hill Tracts
A notable feature of the new ad-hoc committee Is the in-elusion of two leading opposl Hon politicians — both dtstin gulshrd footballers In their youth — as members They are Salfuddln Ahmed Manik, the General Secretary of the Communist Parly of Bangladesh and an ardent sup porter of Federation Cup hampions Brothers Union and JSD (Inu) General Secretary llasanul Haq Inu who played in the First Division league tn the early Sixties as a goalkeeper for Azad Sporting Club.
Ot hers made memhrs in
elude (ormer national skipper Zakaria Plnlu. star striker of yesteryear* and a coach Enayetur Rahman Khan, na tlonal coach Sheikh Mohani mad Shaheb Alt. and former Abahanl play- r .. hii Rabbani Helal Sona ol H* m were also represented In previous BFF bodies.
Bui perhap* the most significant change Is that of ihe (pmcni! secretary Hnrunur Rashid, the former Abahnnt secretary, whose committee took over In February 1991 from that headed by Maj. Gen. Mahmudul Hassan, now OOC 24 Infantry Division, and ex Jatfya Party MP Abdur Rahim has been replaced by Sheikh Akmal Hossain, the Mo hammedan Sporting secretary and the most important man in that clubs soccer matter* This reshuffle may give rise to a new polarisation of power tn the country's football admlnls tration Harunur Rashid ha* been associated with the BFF In various capacities for as long as one can remember ever since the Independence -.1 T.
country. An astute adminlstra tor. Harutiur Rashid h,*l also developed a close rapport with Ihe Aslan Football Confedcra Hon. the governing body of Asian soccer.
Zafar Imam, the »ecretary of the Rajs hah I Divisional Sports Asaociatfon remains a member of the new committee, as dx-» Ferdou* Islam while Dr Aminul Islam make* way for new trea surer Abba* Ah Khan of BJMC. an old OFF hand
According to observer*, the reshuffle was necessitated, "tn the greater Interest of the game In the country m the words of the NSC pres* n lease issued yesterday, especially following the scandal involving BFT fund* with the Banglade sh Credit and Investment (BCI). the financial company that went bust last month. The previous BFF committees, starting tn 1969, had operated an account with the DfT Road branch of the BCI and had an, unrefunded sum of Taka 55 lakh in fixed deposits with the bankrupt company. It Is reported that Slate Minister for Youth and Sports Sadcq Hossain Khoka. himself a former Joint Secretary of the BFF in the late 70s and early 80s and who is also the Chairman of the NSC. waan t too happy with the financial dealings of the outgoing committee
Following Is the complete committee:
President: Mohammad Sid-dkjut Rahman; Vice Presidents: A H Mofazzal Karim. Syed Alamglr Faruq Chowdhury and Dr Musa Qadri. General Secretary: Sheikh Akmal Hossain: Joint Secretaries Shah Abul Kashem and Khalrul Alam I'c.iru; Treasurer: Abbasuddln Khan; Members: Fazlul Huq MP. Blr Bahadur, MP. Saifud-dln Ahmed Manik (CPB). llasanul Huq Inu USD). Aztzul Huq (DMFA). Abdul Muyced Chowdhury (Biman) Sheikh Shaheb All. Nurunnabi Chowdhury. Zakaria Plnlu, Zafar Imam. Afzal llossnln. Abu Taber Putu. Enayetur Rahman Khan. Gofam Rabbani Helal. Shafiquzzaman Ue»*ore). Go fam ILimuI Mollah. Mohammad Yousuf. M Azim. Ferdous Islam, Somsuddoha Khan Mazllsh. Iftekhnrul Islam. General Secretary of DMFA and a re pre-sentntive of the Bangladesh Army Sports Control Board.