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Delay in announcing new committee upsets AL men

Hasan Jahid Tusher
Frustration is mounting among ruling Awami League (AL) leaders as the party's new central working committee has not been announced yet, even after four days of its national council.
Traditionally, AL announces the names of its presidium members, joint general secretaries, organising and departmental secretaries, and the treasurer on the day of the council.
The national council on July 24 re-elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina the party president, and elected LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam the general secretary, empowering them to fill 45 posts in the AL central working committee.
According to the party's constitution, the party president is empowered to pick leaders for the 26 other posts of the 73 -member highest decision making forum in consultation with
the presidium members, and they must be appointed within 21 days of the council.
Talking to The Daily Star, a number of senior and mid-ranking AL leaders expressed their frustration and resentments over the delay in announcing the new committee.
Following her re-election, the AL chief told councillors that she would form the full-fledged committee in consultation with her newly elected general secretary, and the following day Ashraf told reporters that the new committee would be announced in a day or two.
Sources said the AL chief has already been consulting with some of her close aides for picking the members of the new central committee. She also talked to many grassroots level leaders, and has been evaluating the performances of prospective candidates.
Sources close to Hasina said grassroots level
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leaders expressed strong opposition to including many of the senior leaders in the committee, who had tried to bring 'reforms' to the party by sidelining Hasina as a part of the 'minus two formula', when the AL chief had been detained between July 16, 2007 and June 11,2008.
During the closed door session of the council, Hasina said she forgave those leaders who had either compromised with the immediate past caretaker emergency regime or failed to perform strongly in favour of the party during the period.
"She is taking time to pick the new leaders as she has to weigh multiple factors before picking them," said a senior minister who is also a close aidetotheALchief.
Sources said the AL chief almost finalised the appointments, and will announce them w ithin a couple of days. Most ot the mid-ranking leaders known as 'reformists' might be kept out of the new committee, they added.
Meanwhile, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury told The Daily Star that the new central committee will be a combination of old and new leaders.
A senior leader preferring not to be named said, "We don't know what is going on regarding the new committee, and when it will be announced. We have nothing to do, but be frustrated."
Another mid-ranking leader said the possibility of making wrong choices will increase with continuing delay.