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BNP moves to end Khoka-Abbas feud

Alternative leader considered to head Dhaka city unit

Rakib Hasnet Suman
BNP high command is likely to appoint a senior leader convener of Dhaka city unit of the party to put an end to intra-party feuds between two groups led by Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka and former mayor Mirza Abbas.
Party insiders said convening committee of the city unit might be announced soon. But before that the high command will announce the central committee of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal, an associate body of BNP, on getting consent from the party's former
senior joint secretary general Tarique Rahman, now staging abroad.
“Top leaders of the party are now’ working on forming the city unit committee keeping all qualified and dedicated leaders with good image. But the high command may have to think otherwise if intra-party conflicts persist." a senior leader of the party told The Daily Star.
Former Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leaders Habib-un-Nabi Sohel, ABM Mosharraf Hossain and Mir Sarafat Ali Safu might be nominated for
SEE PAGE 15 COL 6 FROM PAGE 16 the top posts of Swechchhasebak Dal, party insiders said.
Habib and Mosharraf were BNP candidates in the December 29 parliamentary elections last year.
"Top leaders of the party are facing difficulties in constituting the city unit committee as both Khoka and Abbas have taken a tough stance against each other, " said a party source.
Against this backdrop, the party high command is now considering the names of several senior leaders, including former minister Rafiqul Islam Miah, for the post of city BNP convener, the source mentioned.
Some party insiders claim most of the city unit and ward level leaders, and a section of central leaders like Aman Ullah Aman are backing Khoka. And a few former lawmakers including Salauddin Ahmed ('dour' Salauddin) and Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu, who is in jail now, are siding with Abbas. He also has indirect support from of party Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain.
Earlier on June 9, the National Standing Committee of BNP announced the names of conveners and a few joint conveners of 71 out of the party's 75 organisational district units. But it could not take decisions regarding Dhaka city, Dhaka district, Sunamganj and Manikganj district unit committees because of their internal feuds.
Later, Sunamganj unit committee was announced but those of Dhaka city, district and Manikganj committees are yet to be constituted.
Meantime, party Chairperson Khaleda Zia sat with Khoka and Abbas several times to resolve the conflict between them as part of her efforts to form a credible convening committee for the cityunit.
A former lawmaker, who also tried for a compromise between the two leaders, said the party cannot allow harm to it due to egoistic attitude of any leaders.
Talking to The Daily Star, he said, "It will be a good decision if any senior leader is picked up as convener of the city committee. 1 have heard top leaders are thinking about it.”