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AL's Dhaka City Unit

One year passes without leaders

Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee
The ruling Awami League has not yet formed the committee of its Dhaka city unit although its council was held more thanayear ago.
Even if the committee is formed now it will have two years to serve as according to the party charter, the city unit committees can operate for three years.
This has raised question in the party about the justification of the last council that was held on December 27,2012 on only seven days' notice.
Besides, the dillydallying has kept the party's city leaders in the dark about whether the committee would remain intact or split into two like the Dhaka City Corporation.
Most of the AL central and city unit leaders said they were waiting for party President Sheikh Hasina's approach to the matter.
The Daily Star has contacted at least 10 central leaders to learn about the progress in forming the city unit committee, but all of them declined to make any comment.
Wishing anonymity, a party presidium member told The Daily Star that none except the party president knew about the Dhaka city unit committee and that the issue had not been discussed in party forum since the council.
Party sources said most of the city and some central leaders were in favour of keeping the city committee in one piece for the sake of organisational strength. They think the Dhaka unit has always played a key role and its being intact is vital to face any opposition movement.
Other top AL ranks, however, want the city unit split saying that the party must uphold the government decision that divided the city corporation.
AL city unit joint general secretary Shahey Alam Murad told The Daily Star that the party president was the only one to decide on the city committee.
"Our president will announce it when the time is right," he said.
Many thana-, ward- and union-level leaders under the city unit have expressed disappointment over the delay. They raised question about the point of holding the last city council in a hurry.
A large number of city unit leaders have also expressed frustration over its acting president MA Aziz and general secretary Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya for not taking steps to announce the committee.
The city council of December 2012 was held nine years after the previous one on June 18, 2003. The committee was announced on February 5, 2004 with late Mohammad Hanif as its president and Maya as the general secretary. After Hanifs demise on November 28, 2006, MA Aziz was made the acting president.
Not only Hanif, the present committee's law affair secretary Khorshed Alam Bacchu, its later law affair secretary Shamsuzzaman Nilu, advisor Rafiqul Islam alias Ada Chacha have also passed away while its organising secretary Kazi Mostaque Elen settled in the USA.
Sources said the city AL is now running under the leadership of Maya, who has also been included in the cabinet as a minister. Acting president Aziz is now in India for medical care.
The city AL is now considering holding its thana, ward and union councils. In its January 20 meeting, the unit decided to hold the councils as early as possible. To do so, it is going to hold its extended meeting onjanuary28.
Sources said the city unit would fix a deadline for holding the councils in the extended meeting. A total of 26 thana, 103 ward and 17 union units fall under the city unit's jurisdiction.