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Khoka-led city BNP dissolved

Delwar dubs move to protect 'party interest'; ‘reformists' term it unfortunate

Staff Correspondent
In a major development in BNP politics, pro-Khaleda BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain yesterday dissolved the party's one of the most important units, Dhaka City Committee, which used to be headed by city Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka and Abdus Salam.
" Being directed, party Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain dissolved the party's Dhaka City Committee to protect the party's interest and to reinvigorate organisational activities," said a BNP news release yesterday, signed by pro-Khaleda Acting Office Secretary Rizvi Ahmed, but it did not specify from where the direction came.
It also said, "In light of the prevailing political situation, the Dhaka city unit of BNP, tenure of which had been expired earlier,
became inactive. A few office bearers including the president and the secretary of the committee have been engaged in anti-party activities making the party's dedicated leaders and workers confused."
When asked about the decision taken by the detained BNP chairperson appointed secretary general of the party, Mayor Khoka. president of the now dissolved Dhaka City Committee told The Daily Star, "It would be better if the decision came from the party chairperson herself, as a committee cannot run for an indefinite period of time."
Khoka, who is known as a supporter of pro-Saifur faction in the party, termed the allegations against the committee officials including himself, as 'a wrong observation'.
Asked about Delwar's decision to dissolve the committee, Maj
(retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed, acting secretary general of Saifur-led faction, told The Daily Star last night. "It's unfortunate. It was totally unexpected as the chairperson herself asked party leaders to stay united."
Earlier, Delwar reconstituted Sylhet District Committee with Ilyas Ali as its convener while former finance minister Saifur Rahman and his followers were excluded from the new committee
Later, Barisal (north), Sylhet, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar, and Rajbari district committees decided to expel pro-Saifur former lawmakers Shah Abul Hossain. Mosharraf Hossain Mangu, Zahiruddin Swapan. Nazir Hossain, Ebadur Rahman Chowdhury. Ali Newaz Khaiyam, and Nasirul Haque Sabu from respective committees, followed by Kishoreganj District Committee leaders declaring pro-Saifur leder Dr Osman Farruk a 'persona non grata’.
On June 1, Delwar met detained party Chairpeson Khaleda Zia during her first appearance before a court and later said he received important guidelines from her regarding party affairs.
Meanwhile, Delwar yesterday lodged complaints to the party chairperson against her adviser Hannan Shah and the party's Joint Secretary General Goyeshwer Chandra Roy regarding their remarks about the party.
On Tuesday, attending a discussion organised by Jatiyatabadi Shamaiik Shangskritik Shongstha, the cultural wing of BNP Hannan Shah said. "The same sycophants who used to use the names ofTarique Rahman and Hawa Bhaban to disgrace both, arc now using the name of the secretary general to disgrace him."
Goyeshwer alleged that the party’ is being run in an 'autocratic manner' while 'some party leaders are getting promotions taking the opportunity of. the party's present crisis'.
According to pro-Khaleda faction sources, hearing the allegations from Delwar. the party chairperson suggested that the secretary’ general w’ork with all to minimise the differ ences in the party and to win the trust of all leaders.
Delwar, also a lawyer of the BNP chairperson, met her yesterday when she appeared before a court in connection with Gatco graft case filed against her.
Meanwhile, a group of former BNP lawmakers and leaders of pro-Saifur faction had a meeting yester day in their Acting Secretary General Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed’s Bananiresidence to discuss the latest situation of the stalling party reunification process.