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Rivalry for leadership in many BNP units

By Nazmul Ashraf
Rivalry over leadership is surfacing in a number of units of the BNP ahead of the party's central council session, planned for December, according to party leaders monitoring the situation.
Formation of new executive committees of BNP's 74 units across the country, a pre-requi-' site for holding the national council session. Is now facing obstruction due to internal conflicts at local levels, they explained.
Induction of one segment of the local leadership in a fresh committee is causing "revolt" by the other, wherever and whenever a new committee is being formed, they said.
As per reports available from the BNP central office, full-fledged new executive committees have been formed in only eight out of the party's 74 units following expiry of their tenure. Some 30 units are being run by convening committees and the remaining are operating with committees whose tenure have expired. In thana and ward units, fresh committees are being formed by higher authorities. In every case, influential leaders are backing their own groups.
The BNP top leadership is preferring not to concede to the party "rebels" in Chittagong as it thinks surrendering to the "rebels" would encourage similar occurrence in other trouble-ridden units. The BNP is fearing a similar situation in the divt-sional headquarters of Khulna and Raishahi where the party Is gripped with long running rivalry over leadership, according to insiders.
Furthermore, the BNP is also facing internal conflicts In most of Its 74 units on the question of local leadership of its front organisations, affecting smooth functioning of those units.
Internal conflict In BNP's Dhaka city unit also surfaced on Sunday when a meeting of the unit at the Opposition Leader's Minto Road official residence was marked with brawl, slogans and counter-slogans between the rival groups. Similar Incidents also took place in many other places including Pirojpur where armed clash occurred over formation of committee.
In Khulna, two district convening committees — one backed by Khulna City Corporation Mayor Shaikh Toyebur Rahman and the other blessed by former Speaker Shaikh Razzak All MP — are functioning simultaneously. The "authorised committee" is using the local BNP office while the "revived committee of the rebels" Is operating outside.
Announcement of a new convening committee by the party high command on July 21 angered the followers of Shaikh Razzak All and they later revived "their committee "
Members of the new committee were reportedly chosen by Shaikh Toyebur Rahman who managed to get it approver! by
the party chief after he secured a better place in the BNP central leadership following his submission of resignation. The Mayor had resigned protesting conflicts In the Khulna BNP but later withdrew his resignation letter following requests by the party hierarchy.
The new convening committee in Khulna has been instructed to form an executive body through holding a district council session within three months. But the move is unlikely to succeed unless the long-running dispute over local leadership is resolved The dissidents are desperate not to let the new convenor. Syed Issa, a close aide of the Mayor, become president of the Khulna district BNP.
Bickering in BNP"s Rajshahi city unit is now mounting, ahead of the move for bringing fresh leadership In it. There also, two conflicting groups are operating — one backed by Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor Mizanur Rahman Minu and the other by former state minister Kabir Hossain. MP.