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BNP examining issues raised at div confce

By Staff Correspondent
The central leaders of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are examining the suggestions and accusations made by the grass-roots level leaders during the Dhaka Divisional Conference of the parly this week.
The recorded version of the speeches and a set of recommendations have been given to party chief and Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. She Is expected to convene a meeting of the Standing Committee of the party to discuss the issues on her return from New Delhi.
Begum Zia returns today after attending the 8th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in the Indian capital.
Some of the BNP stalwarts said that they were not surprised at the speeches of the grass-roots level leaders who criticised central leaders for 'creating factionalism'affecting the parly at different levels.
"They expressed their views in front of the party chairperson. li was a rare opportunity for them to inform something
to the Prime Minister,’’ one central leader said.
The mufassil leaders had made similar statements dur ing the closed-door working sessions of the National Council meeting of the party in 1993.’’ the leader added.
The source, who is a Standing Committee member, said most of the party leaders who were not given nomination in the last elections made the common allegation of factionalism saying that party stalwarts had chosen their own men as a candidates, who were defeated by the Opposition.
Despite this, he said, the central leaders would take into account the grievances of the mid-level leaders who are often termed the driving force' of the' party.
Another leader said that the divisional conference in Dhaka had helped identify the problems in district. ■
thana and union units .of the BNP.
The party high command would take immediate steps to
resolve the feud, one minister said adding. The central leadership would also be care- । ful in nominating candidates in ‘ the coming elections."
More than 6.000 leaders from 20 political districts of the BNP attended the conference al the Hare Road office of the Prime Minister for interac-tlon afriong them and for gearing up party activities ahead of the next elections.
The district leaders had expressed the view that the gap between the party central leaders and mid-level leaders had widened. The party might suffer a setback tn the next polls H ijpmq^late action* are not talten pin an end to such a situation . tliey warned.