Hasina moves to quell intra-party feud in Ctg
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, also prime minister, is likely to meet with her party's Chittagong city unit leaders on February 26 to defuse the intra-unit disputes.
Hasina is expected to instruct the recalcitrant leaders to put aside their differences and make them unite in the interests of the party, according to the party sources.
AL Chittagong city committee is currently ravaged by serious discord between ex-mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury and Primary and Mass Education Minister Afsarul Ameen.
Mohiuddin and Afsarul Ameen are the president and the joint secretary of Chittagong city unit of the ruling party respectively.
Hasina is expected to sit with the leaders at Chittagong Circuit House on February 26 about 2:30pm and direct the local leaders to forge unity and gear up party activities.
The premier is scheduled to witness the parade of Bangladesh Marine Academy' graduation ceremony and inaugurate Maritime University on February 26 in Anwara upazila of Chittagong.
“We have received a letter regarding the PM's meeting at Chittagong Circuit House. She will also meet Chittagong north and south units of AL and other front organisations,” said Chittagong city AL General Secretary Kazi Enamul Haque Danu to the agency yesterday. He said the prime minister, during the meeting, might stress the need for maintaining unity within the party.
Mohiuddin Chowdhury has also received a similar letter, but his rival and Vice-president Nurul Islam BSC, MP has not yet got any letter about the meeting.
“I haven't received any letter regarding the meeting yet, but let's see. I must join if I get a formal letter,” Nurul Islam told the agency yesterday. The Chittagong city AL unit is divided into two factions. Mohiuddin and Danu lead one faction while Afsarul Ameen and Nurul Islam BSC the other.
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