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Download PDF BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday welcomed any reform proposals from her party men and the people but said only the party council will take the final decision in this regard.
“I welcome all reform proposals from the party leaders, workers and people from all strata of life as well as Bangladeshis living abroad,” she said in a statement issued just an hour after BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan announced intra-party reform proposals.
Goyeswar Chandra Ray, joint secretary general of the party, at a press briefing at his business office at Fakirapool, read out and distributed copies of the statement on behalf of the party chairperson. She sent the statement to him through a messenger, Goyeswar said.
“Proposals for bringing changes in the party constitution should be placed before party councillors, and they will take the final decision according to the party constitution,” Khaleda said in her statement.
“BNP has become a big political party through (sacrifice of) blood and hard work of its leaders, workers and supporters from 68 thousand villages in the country,” said the former prime minister.
Asked why Khaleda issued this statement as the reform proposals put forward by Mannan Bhuiyan also said the party council will take the final decision on those, Goyeswar said, “She thought a confusion might be created as she was not present during the announcement of reform proposal by some party leaders.”
Goyeswar hoped the government will now allow them to hold party council so that it could take the decision on reform proposals.
Brushing aside reports of conflicts among top leaders of the BNP, he said there are no differences among them on the reform issue.
Meanwhile, according to the BNP constitution, presidents, general secretaries and organising secretaries of all the 480 upazila and 147 municipality committees of the party, presidents, vice-presidents, general secretaries, assistant general secretaries and organising secretaries of 72 organisational district committees, all members of the central executive committee, standing committee and advisory council of the party chairperson will be treated as councillors, and they may effect any changes in the party constitution.
Besides this, the chairperson may nominate 10 percent more people as councillors from different units of the party. Around 3,000 councillors will decide on reform proposals, and among them at least 400 are in jails across the country on different charges.
June 27th, 2007 at 4:34 am
BNP’s Chief, former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s welcoming the reform proposals from the leaders is a great news for the party. Bangladesh as poor nation in the world needs honest politicians to get out of poverty of the country’s highest population, that was the dream of Late president Ziaur Rahman who formed BNP in good intention but unfortunately evil, corrupt, greedy politicians, some how got the hand of the party. Present caretaker government should allow both AL and BNP to their work on reforms proposals and end the ban on indoor politics, which honest politicians can enter to serve its people for the better future.
June 27th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
Media has big role to play now! All TV Radio,news paper should bring Political leaders from all corner
And ask why they should not be punished for their acts and why they should be allowed to participate in next election? Time, they better have debate on AIR.Lets see who says what? Now everybody supports
Reform in the party? Actually we need to reform everything from A-Z, and needs time, Present gov.
Should be in the power another minimum 5years back by ARMY—- simple.. Otherwise those croocks politicians will do the same things,who ever hiding
Now they will come out, do the same!I think after
1971 the
Poor and Peace loving People has united again,
Do not misuse!!!!