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JSD Rab, Inu factions to reunite

By Nurul Kabir
After 13 years of separation, the two factions of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD). led by ASM Abdur Rab and Hasanul Huq Inu. are now poised to officially reunite soon.
With the official announcement of the merger, which is now scheduled for October 31 this year, the Inu-led faction of the JSD would run the risk of being isolated from the Left Democratic Front, a conglomeration of seven left leaning parties.
According to the understanding reached by the two fac tions of the JSD. ASM Abdur Rab. who Is the Shipping Minister in the government of Sheikh
Hasina. will be the President of the united party while Hasanul Huq Inu will become the general secretary.
While discussing various aspects of the proposed unity, the top level leaders of both the factions carefully' avoided disclosing the next course of action of the united party. Insiders said, adding tnat the Issue would be decided after the merger.
If has been gathered that following discussions with the ac-tiviata of both factions, that the supporter* of each facUon believe that they would be able to win their counterparts to take their own path.
The activists of the Rab-led group believe that their counterparts in the Inu-led faction would eventually opt for continuing with the government of Sheikh Hasina. while the activists of the Inu-led faction maintain that Rab would eventually leave the government.
Meanwhile, the JSD's partners in the LDF are waiting for an official announcement about the unity for making a decision about the party's status in the front.
The JSD faction led by Hasanul Huq Inu is yet to officially inform the LDF that it was going to reunite with the JSD faction led by Shipping Minister ASM Rab, said Khale-quzzaman, leader of BSD which is a component of the Left Democratic Front. 'The components of the LDF will take a decision about the fate of JSD in the Front after the party officially informs us about its next course of action. What we can say now is that the LDF is critical about the government of
Sheikh Hasina."
Since its birth on October 31. 1973 Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal. which had eventually emerged as the country's most powerful opposition party at that time, faced many splits. The JSD faced its first split when Khale-quzzaman Bhuiyan formed Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) in November 1980. A few months later the BSD was divided into two groups.
Rab and Inu separated from each other in 1984 following a political debate on the issue of supporting General Ershad. Rab preferred to cooperate the Ershad while Inu chose to remain in the opposition camp fighting military rule.
Voted to parliament in the last general elections, Rab joined the government of Sheikh Hasina. while the Inu-led faction has been active in the LDF. which is publicly critical about the government.