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Khaleda to be re-elected BNP chief unopposed

Co-chairperson post mulled for Tarique

Rakib Hasnet Suman
Khaleda Zia is going to be re-elected unopposed chairperson of the BNP as none but she has submitted nomination papers for contesting the election of party chief scheduled for the day the party's national council will be held — Decembers.
Ahead of the council, a number of influential BNP leaders are however trying to mount pressure on the party leadership for creating a post of 'co-chairperson' for Khaleda's son Tarique Rahman, party insiders said.
Khaleda neither accepted nor rejected the proposal as the BNP standing committee is still
discussing proposals for amendments to the party constitution.
The election commission of the party said it cannot hold polls for other posts of the executive committee including secretary general as the party's existing constitution does not provide for this.
But conveners and joint conveners of about one-third organisational units of the party, including 24 district units, will attend the national council as councillors though the party constitution contains no such provision.
Policymakers of the BNP decided that the chairperson's special powers given by the party constitution would be used to treat them (conveners and joint conveners) as councillors.
Khaleda submitted her nomination papers to RA Gani, returning officer for the election, on the last day yesterday. On behalf of her, party's office secretary Rizvi Ahmed handed over those to the returning officer.
Aminur Rahman Talukder, convener of Gabtoli upazila BNP in Bogra, proposed Khaleda's candidacy and Dipen Dewan, president of Rangamati district BNP, seconded the proposal.
Talking to journalists, RA Gani, also member of the party standing committee, said only Khaleda Zia submitted nomination papers.
If only one candidate submits nomination papers by the deadline (yesterday), and those are found valid in scrutiny today, the lone candidate will be unofficially declared elected on the day, he said.
Sanaullah Miah, a member of the election commission, said yesterday the official declaration will be made at the party's national
council.
According to the polls schedule announced earlier, nomination papers will be scrutinised today, and the deadline for withdrawal of nomination is 5:00pm tomorrow.
Khaleda took over as chairperson following justice Abdus Sattar in 1983 and was re-elected in the 1993 national council.
According to the existing party constitution, the newly elected chairperson will nominate members of the standing committee and national executive committee of the party.
But sources said this time Khaleda Zia might form both the bodies by taking consent of the councillors at the exclusive session of the national council.
Meanwhile, the standing committee, the highest policymaking body of BNP, has finalised some proposals for amendments to its constitution.
As proposed, the number of posts in the national executive committee will be increased, and 'one leader-one post' pdllcy will be followed to accommodate more leaders in party committees. Party executive committees at all levels will have advisory councils— union and ward units will have sevenmember councils, thana units nine-member and district to central committees 11-member councils.
The chairperson's 15-member advisory council at present will continue to assist her.
Some other proposals might be finalised by the standing committee within a day or two, said party leaders. COUNCILWEBSITE Khaleda Zia around nine last night launched a website for the party's upcoming national council.
The publicity s u b -committee, formed for the upcoming national council, prepared the website (http://www.bnpcouncil2009 .com) to publicise the council to be held after 16 years.
The sub-committee also made a brief PowerPoint presentation to show some designs of posters, leaflets and festoons for the council.
l’arty standing committee members Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, RA Gani and sub-committee convener Goyeshwar Chandra Roy were present at the launch.