Frustration in Satkhira AL as committee not formed

This is also hampering party activities, sources in the party said.

Satkhira AL council was formed on April 8 after nine years.

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Engineer Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and SM Nazrul Islam were elected president and general secretary respectively. After the election, AL General Secretary Abdul Jalil asked the district AL leaders to form a full fledged committee within 10 days.

Earlier, at the district council held in 1996, a district committee was formed with Syed Kamal Bakht and Monsur Ahmed as president and general secretary.

AL chief Sheikh Hasina dissolved the committee headed by Kamal and Monsur for their 'anti- people and controversial role' in Debhata Kaligonj landless people's movement in 1998. Later the AL chief formed a 54- member district AL convening committee headed by Kamal and Engineer Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1999.

Kamal died in 2000 and Engineer Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was made acting convenor.

However, when contacted, the newly elected general secretary of district AL Nazrul Islam said, a full fledged committee is expected to be formed by June 15.