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Ctg AL to bring in fresh faces

New committee likely in a week

Hasan Jahid Tusher
The ruling Awami League may soon announce a new committee for its Chittagong city unit, bringing in a fresh leadership to replace ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury at the helm.
AL Organising Secretary Ahmed Hossain, who looks after the party's Chittagong division affairs, yesterday said, "We are on the final stage of reconstituting the committee."
Aminul Islam Amin, another central leader, said, "The committee may be formed within a week"
Meanwhile, party insiders said president and general secretary might be chosen from Dr
Afsarul Amin, Nurul Islam Bsc, MA Salam, Ibrahim Hossain Babul and AJM Nasir.
Some sources close to the reconstruction move said it is quite certain that Nasir would be made general secretary. Though Afsarul Amin's name is coming up more than others, the central is still not sure who should be the president.
Currently, Mohiuddin is president and Enamul Haque Danu general secretary of the port city AL.
Mohiuddin, who had been the city mayor for 17 years, suffered a heavy defeat in the June 17 polls, promptingthe ruling party high command to consider reconstituting the committee. The ex-mayor might be placed at the central advisorycouncil.
AL high-ups believe apart from other reasons, internal feud in the Chittagong city unit has contributed to the polls debacle. Over the years, Mohiuddin had created a distance with most of the leaders there and paid dearly for that in the election.
Talking to The Daily Star, Nurul Islam said the committee must be reconstituted with leaders having clean image and those who can resolve the internal feud.
Replying to a query, he said, "I'm not interested to be a candidate. If the party gives me any responsibilities, I'll carry those out."
AJM Nasir said, “Only a new committee can turn around the anti-Awami League sentiment that pervades the port city in the wake of the election.”
The present committee was formed on June 26,2006. Mohiuddin and Danu were supposed to declare names of the remaining committee members within a month.
Though four years have gone since then, the city AL has yet to have a full 71-member committee.
CITY AL MEETS
In a late development, Chittagong city AL last night said four lawmakers and some leaders had worked against Mohiuddin so they can press for changes in the port city AL leadership.
Briefing reporters after an extended meeting at the exmayor's residence, city AL General Secretary Enamul Haque Danu said they would recommend the high command expel the leaders who had campaigned against the party candidate.
The two-and-half-hour meeting started at 7:00pm with Mohiuddin in the chair.
At least 13 leaders of the city unit were present as the ward-level leaders submitted reports identifying causes behind Mohiuddin's defeat in the polls.
Danu said they will inform the party chief about controversial role played by a 14-party lawmaker during the election.