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AL culprits warned

PM asks for stern action against extortion, tender manipulation; vows to spare none for tarnishing party image

Hasan Jahid Tusher and Shakhawat Liton
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday gave orders for taking action against party men involved in extortion, tender manipulation and other unlawful activities, which are tarnishing the image of the party.
"Stern actions will be taken against those involved in any unlawful activity. Nobody will be spared." the AL chief told a meeting of the AL Central Working Committee (ALCWC) at the party's Dhanmondi office.
AL General Secretary and LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam told reporters after the meeting that they have received many complaints of extortion, tender manipulation and other malpractices by party men. "We will take tough
actions against those involved in these activities upon investigation. " he said.
On facing (he existing acute shortage of power, Hasina told the meeting that it needs time to resolve the crisis. "It is possible to generate 4.500MW power using coal from Barapukuria mine, but before starting mining, locals will have to be rehabilitated," she said.
The PM asked State Minister for Forest and Environment Dr Hasan Mahmud to conduct a feasibility study to assess relocation of Barapukuria locals and submit the report to the cabinet soon.
The new ALCWC, which sat for the first time since its formation last July, discussed the overall socio-economic and political and organisational matters.
At the five-hour-long meeting, AL central leaders said the massive involvement of leaders of the party. Chhatra
League, Jubo League and Swechchhasebak League in extortion and tender manipulation is tarnishing the image of the government as well as the party, meeting sources said.
Demanding immediate action against party leaders and workers involved in such unlawful activities, they said both the government and the party would have to pay heavily if this is not checked now.
The AL pledged before the ninth parliamentary polls to take stern actions against such crimes to implement the party s charter for changes.
The ALCWC decided to assign seven organising secretaries of the party the task of watching activities of party men and report to the party high command, meeting sources said.
The highest decision-making body of
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the ruling party also stressed the need for coordination in the activities of the government and the party.
At the meeting a number of central leaders criticised a few ministers for their rhetoric; they also questioned performance of a number of ministers.
In response, the prime minister told the meeting that she has been evaluating the performances of ministers and state ministers.
Jute and Textiles Minister and AL Presidium member Abdul Latif Siddiqui expressed frustration at the slow space of the administration, meeting sources said.
Hasina said the BNP-led four-party alliance and the caretaker government created a horrifying situation at all levels in the last seven years. She urged her party leaders and workers to project nine months' successes and progress of her government to people.
Many leaders urged the government to control price hike of essentials, resolve power crisis, generate employment and develop roads and highways. They also urged the government to resolve the maritime boundary disputes with India and Myanmar.
AL leader Abul Hasnat Abdullah called for disposal of
sensitive cases, including the Bangabandhu murder and jail killing cases, and beginning trial of war criminals soon.
STRENGTHENING
I HE PARTY
The ALCWC decided to strengthen the party's organisational capacity, recruit new members and update memberships, hold councils of its grassroots level units. It also decided to hold the party's extended meeting of thousands of councillors from across the country soon.
AL Presidium member Ataur Rahman Khan Kaiser said the internal conflicts in the Chittagong unit of the party must be resolved soon.
The meeting decided to launch a campaign to publicise its electoral manifesto and declaration, and success of the government in the last nine months. It will also engage party men to drum up people's support to the new national education policy.
"We will also publicise corruption and misrule of the last BNP-Jamaat-led alliance government with evidence," said Syed Ashraf.
Hasina asked party leaders inducted in the central committee for the first time to show respect to senior leaders who are not in the central committee now. 'You must learn from them as they have contributed a lot to the party," she said.