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Leaders of some parties poised to join AL

By Nazmul Ashraf
A good number of leaders of some political parties along with their followers are now poised to join the ruling Awami League.
The process formally begins on February 19 with seven central leaders of the Gano Forum (GF) joining the AL in presence of party chief and Prime Minis-' ter Sheikh Hasina.
The Joining of the GF leaders and their followers will take place at the Engineers' Institution auditorium in the city, said Shamsuddoha. one of the politicians initiating the process.
Leaders of other parties such as Communist Party of
Party (GP) and National Awami Party (NAP) are likely to follow the GF leaders, he added.
Shamsuddoha and six other central committee leaders of the GF resigned from the party following their meeting on the issue early this week. The others are: Shekhar Dutta. Mukul Chowdhury. Kazi Rabiul Haq. Nooh-ul-Alam Lenin. Sham-sunnahar and Mahboob-e-Alam. Earlier, another central leader. Kamal Haider, had resigned Dr. Mahmudur Rahman and Advocate Nazrul Islam
Khan, two of the former CPB leaders who also attended the meet, may Join the move.
Talking to The Daily Star. Shamsuddoha said that they had talks with the AL chief on January 23 on their joining her party and the schedule for this. The exact time for the joining ceremony would be finalised in consultation with the Prime Minister on her return from Washington.
Commenting on desertion of his party by seven of its central body members. GF chief Dr. Kamal Hossain told a press conference in the city on Wednesday. Those who have failed to adapt themselves with his partv .pohn. . it-wrj^ft.
Replying, to a question, he said he would have to gb a 'long way' with the new'trend of politics of his party to matter if some' his comrades, afraid of the difficult task, left him and return to the traditional concept of politics.
With a view to consolidating the party, against the split already surfaced, the press conference announced holding of a grand rally in the city on February 26 and divisional conferences by March 15.
Shamsuddoha. a former MP and an ex-CPB leader, further said they had already sent prescribed forms to their followers in the districts so that they could get prepared for joining the AL on February 19.
"We expect that most of the district units and big chunks of other branches of the GF will join the AL", he said adding. 'We're now in constant contact with them."
Replying to a question, he • said that they were also having parleys with like-minded leaders of the CPB. NAP and GP and claimed receiving 'positive response'.
Asked why they've quit the GF they launched only four years back. Shamsuddoha cited several reasons including the GF's "failure to get established as a political party."
"With the return of AL to power led by the daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Sheikh Hasina. it's now the responsibility of every individual and group who stand for secular politics upholding the spirit of the Liberation War to rally round her party for translating into reality Banga-bandhu's dream for a Sonar Bangla.” he said.
According to sources, several other GF leaders including Ad vocate Subrata Chowdhury and Helaluddin were also planning to join the AL.
Besides, some CPB leaders, having no contact with the party since it suffered a split tour year ago. are also learnt to be eager to participate in the move.
Dr. Kamal Hossain resigned from the AL following his differences with the party chief after the 1991 general elections and later launched the GF with the breakaway factions of the CPB. GP and NAP.