Though the convener of the new party has been finalized, 'compromise' is underway over top positions

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Staff Correspondent, Barta24.com, Dhaka | 2025-02-22 14:37:23

The announcement of the new party is coming this month. The name of the party has not been finalized yet. However, the interim government's information and broadcasting adviser Nahid Islam will lead the party. He will resign from the government before the party is announced.

Meanwhile, the dispute began over the demands of former leaders of the Islami Chhatra Shibir, who are involved in the process of forming this party of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and the National Citizens' Committee. For this reason, it is reported from multiple sources that the number of top positions in the new party is being increased by compromising to keep all parties happy.

Discussions have been held over the creation of new positions in addition to the four positions of convener, member secretary, chief organizer and spokesperson.

It is learned that several compromise meetings have been held between the parties involved in the dispute over the past few days. In these meetings, discussions were held about the creation of the posts of senior joint convener and senior joint member secretary. These two or more new positions may be created. An attempt is being made to keep former leaders of Chhatra Shibir in the new party by creating posts.

Meanwhile, the National Citizen Committee and the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement leaders had no objection to Nahid Islam's nomination for the post of convener of this new party from the beginning. There was a disagreement over who would come as the member secretary. Based on the agreement, Akhtar Hossain's name is pretty much final for this post. Adviser Nahid Islam can resign from the interim government at any time to take over the responsibility of the convener of the new party. On the other hand, Sarjis Alam and Hasnat Abdullah can be seen as the main organizers and spokespersons of the new party.

On the other hand, based on the agreement with the former leaders of Chhatra Shibir who are in the National Citizen Committee, the name of Ali Ahsan Jonayed (former president of the Dhaka University branch of the Shibir) is being considered for the post of senior joint convener. And the current convener of the National Citizen Committee, Nasiruddin Patwari, may come as the senior joint member secretary of the party. These issues have been confirmed by talking to three leaders of the National Citizens Committee and the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement who are joining the new party.

Apart from the top six positions, National Citizens Committee spokesperson Samantha Sharmin, joint conveners Sarwar Tushar, Tasnim Zara and Ariful Islam Adeeb, joint member secretaries Anik Roy, Mahbub Alam and Alik Mir may get important positions in the new party. In addition, Abdul Hannan Masud, the main organizer of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, may also be seen in important positions in the party.

The possible date for the debut of this new political party has been set on January 26 at Manik Mia Avenue in the capital.

A responsible leader of the Citizens Committee said that the Citizens Committee wants to walk the path with everyone. From that point, a kind of understanding has been reached regarding the top positions of the new political party. Based on this, the name of Ali Ahsan Jonayed has been largely finalized as the senior joint convener of the party. However, the person who started the controversy on Facebook is not being given any position in the new party for the time being.

Meanwhile, Abu Baker Majumder and Zahid Ahsan, former coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement, may take the top two positions in the central committee of the student organization of the new political party. And former coordinators Abdul Quader and Sanjana Afifa Aditi may lead the organization's Dhaka University branch.

At least seven coordinators who were at the forefront of the anti-discrimination student movement during the July Uprising held a press conference in front of the Madhur Canteen of Dhaka University on February 17 to give an idea about this new organization. They said that the policy of this student organization will be 'Students First' and 'Bangladesh First'. They will work to implement the interests of students and citizens. However, this student organization will have no connection with the anti-discrimination student movement.

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