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ALCWC formed minus Abul, Raju

Hasan Jahid Tosher
The Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC), the highest decision-making body of the ruling party, has been finalised by dropping some controversial figures.
Among those excluded are former communications minister Syed Abul Hossain, who was the international affairs secretary of the AL, and Labour Minister Rajiuddin
Ahmed Raju, who was a presidium member, party sources said last night.
Both Abul and Raju have been at the centre of controversies over the last two years — the former for his alleged involvement in the Padma bridge project graft and the latter for his brother's alleged links to the murder of Narsingdi municipal mayor Lokman Hossain.
Abul was removed first from the communications ministry and then from the cabinet altogether following the World Bank's allegation of corruption against him.
Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury, state minister for women and children affairs, would replace him in the central committee, added the sources.
The new committee is likely to be announced today either from the Gono Bhaban or from AL President Sheikh Hasina's political office at Dhanmondi in the capital. The committee was finalised at a meeting at the Gono Bhaban chaired by Hasina, also the prime minister, yesterday.
AL General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam, Deputy Leader of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury and Communications Minister Obaidul Quader were present at the meeting that began around 5:00pm, according to party insiders.
Sources close to Hasina said a few others had also been dropped from the committee, including Yusuf Hossain Humayun who was a presidium member and Syeda Zebunnesa who was a central committee member.
Hasan Mahmud, party's forest and environment affairs secretary, has been made publicity secretary.
A few new faces have been included in the committee. They include party MPs Junaid Ahmed Polok and Nasrul Hamid Bipu and prime minister's Special Assistant Abdus Sobhan Golap. Abdus Sobhan hails from Abul Hossain's constituency in Shariatpur.
However, the AL stalwarts known as "reformists" could not make it on the list.
The committee of the Awami League's assistant secretaries was also finalised at yesterday's meeting.
Earlier on December 29 last year, party councillors reelected Sheikh Hasina for a seventh term as president and Syed Ashraf for a second term as general secretary.
Hasina and Ashraf were also empowered by the councillors to form the central committee.