full-fledged committees for Dhaka city units

BNP rank and file still in dark

Questions are being asked by the party's rank and file as to when the two city units of the BNP will get their full-fledged committees.
When contacted, central and city leaders, however, expressed hope that the committees would be formed soon. But none of them could say exactly when. The formation of full-fledged committees is being delayed due to rift between pro-Khoka and pro-Abbas factions within the party, according to BNP insiders.
The partial committees of the two city units were formed one-and-a-half months ago. This happened after the previous convening committee of the BNP's city unit, headed by standing committee member Mirza Abbas, failed to form the full-fledged committee within three years.  
The partial committees of the two city units were formed about one-and-a-half months ago, but they are yet to get full-fledged committees.
The BNP, for the first time, formed two city committees—Dhaka South, led by Habibun Nabi Khan Sohel and Kazi Abul Bashar, and Dhaka North, led by MA Quaiyum and Ahsanullah Hasan—on April 18 this year.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir approved the 70-member and 64-member partial committees of the party's new Dhaka south and Dhaka north units, respectively, at the directive of party chairperson Khaleda Zia, asking them to form full-fledged committees within a month.
Leaders of the two city units said they are aware that over the years the previous committees were found reluctant to form the full-fledged committees.
"Like the previous committees, we will not take much time to form the full-fledged committee. We will form the committee very soon," said a city leader, preferring anonymity.
Fakhrul told The Independent that the process to form the full-fledged committees is on. The (full-fledged) committees are getting ready and will be announced soon, he said. The president of the Dhaka South unit of
the BNP, Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel, also echoed the party secretary general's words, saying they are working to form the full-fledged committee. “The process (to form the full-fledged committee of the Dhaka South) is going on,” he said.
Asked whether they would be able to form the full-fledged committee before Eid-ul-Fitr, Sohel said if they fail to do it before Eid, it would certainly be done after Eid. Replying to a question, the BNP leader said they would try and accommodate senior party leaders as well as incumbent and former ward councillors dropped from the partial committee and give them appropriate posts in the full-fledged committee.
The general secretary of the Dhaka South unit of the BNP, Kazi Abul Bashar, also said they are working to prepare the full-fledged committee, accommodating senior city leaders in it.     
The general secretary of the Dhaka North city unit of the BNP, Ahsanullah Hasan, said they have already submitted a draft list of the full-fledged committee to party vice-chairman Mohammed Shajahan, who went to Saudi Arabia to perform the holy Umrah.
He also said the chairperson would examine the list and give her approval before announcing the full-fledged committee.
The president of the Dhaka North city unit of the BNP, MA Quaiyum, has been staying abroad since he was charged with the murder of an Italian citizen, Cesare Tavella, in 2015. He is keeping in touch with party leaders over the telephone and social media, said a city leader.
On July 18,2014,  the BNP’s much-hyped Dhaka city unit convening committee was announced, with party standing committee member, Mirza Abbas, as its convenor and Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel as member secretary. A city BNP leader, preferring anonymity, said it is taking time to form the full-fledged committees as the leadership wants to make changes in the partial committees to accommodate senior leaders, who were not properly evaluated earlier.
He also said the chairperson is likely to go abroad after Eid, and in that case the full-fledged committees are likely to be announced before her departure. Sadeque Hossain Khoka, also a former city mayor, had been leading the Dhaka city unit since 1996.

full-fledged committees for Dhaka city units

BNP rank and file still in dark

Questions are being asked by the partys rank and file as to when the two city units of the BNP will get their full-fledged committees. When contacted, central and city leaders, however, expressed hope that the committees would be formed soon. But none of them could say exactly when. The formation of full-fledged committees is being delayed due to rift between pro-Khoka and pro-Abbas factions within the party, according to BNP insiders. The partial committees of the two city units were formed one-and-a-half months ago. This happened after the previous convening committee of the BNPs city unit, headed by standing committee member Mirza Abbas, failed to form the full-fledged committee within three years. The partial committees of the two city units were formed about one-and-a-half months ago, but they are yet to get full-fledged committees. The BNP, for the first time, formed two city committeesDhaka South, led by Habibun Nabi Khan Sohel and Kazi Abul Bashar, and Dhaka North, led by MA Quaiyum and Ahsanullah Hasanon April 18 this year. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir approved the 70-member and 64-member partial committees of the partys new Dhaka south and Dhaka north units, respectively, at the directive of party chairperson Khaleda Zia, asking them to form full-fledged committees within a month. Leaders of the two city units said they are aware that over the years the previous committees were found reluctant to form the full-fledged committees. Like the previous committees, we will not take much time to form the full-fledged committee. We will form the committee very soon, said a city leader, preferring anonymity. Fakhrul told The Independent that the process to form the full-fledged committees is on. The (full-fledged) committees are getting ready and will be announced soon, he said. The president of the Dhaka South unit of the BNP, Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel, also echoed the party secretary generals words, saying they are working to form the full-fledged committee. The process (to form the full-fledged committee of the Dhaka South) is going on, he said. Asked whether they would be able to form the full-fledged committee before Eid-ul-Fitr, Sohel said if they fail to do it before Eid, it would certainly be done after Eid. Replying to a question, the BNP leader said they would try and accommodate senior party leaders as well as incumbent and former ward councillors dropped from the partial committee and give them appropriate posts in the full-fledged committee. The general secretary of the Dhaka South unit of the BNP, Kazi Abul Bashar, also said they are working to prepare the full-fledged committee, accommodating senior city leaders in it. The general secretary of the Dhaka North city unit of the BNP, Ahsanullah Hasan, said they have already submitted a draft list of the full-fledged committee to party vice-chairman Mohammed Shajahan, who went to Saudi Arabia to perform the holy Umrah. He also said the chairperson would examine the list and give her approval before announcing the full-fledged committee. The president of the Dhaka North city unit of the BNP, MA Quaiyum, has been staying abroad since he was charged with the murder of an Italian citizen, Cesare Tavella, in 2015. He is keeping in touch with party leaders over the telephone and social media, said a city leader. On July 18,2014, the BNPs much-hyped Dhaka city unit convening committee was announced, with party standing committee member, Mirza Abbas, as its convenor and Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel as member secretary. A city BNP leader, preferring anonymity, said it is taking time to form the full-fledged committees as the leadership wants to make changes in the partial committees to accommodate senior leaders, who were not properly evaluated earlier. He also said the chairperson is likely to go abroad after Eid, and in that case the full-fledged committees are likely to be announced before her departure. Sadeque Hossain Khoka, also a former city mayor, had been leading the Dhaka city unit since 1996.