Oikya Front coordination, steering panels formed

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Salman Tarique Sakil
Published : 20:43, Oct 19, 2018 | Updated : 21:41, Oct 19, 2018

The new anti-government alliance Jatiya Oikya Front has formed two separate coordination and steering committees.
The development came after the alliance held a meeting at a Naogorik Oikya leader’s Gulshan residence on Friday (Oct 19), its four leaders confirmed Bangla Tribune.
BNP’s Barkatullah Bulu, Md Shahjahan, Manirul Haque Chowdhury and Habibur Rahman Habib will represent the party in the coordination committee.
Shahidullah Kaisar, Moinul Islam, Dr Zahid Ur Rhaman of Naogorik Oikya, Tania Rab and Abdul Malek Ratan and Shahiduddin Mahmudh Swapan of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and AOM Shafiqullah, Jaglul Haidar Afrik and Mostak Ahmed of Jatiya Okya Prokryia, among other, are the committee members.
Another strong steering committee has also been formed.
BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Khandakar Mosarrof Hssaon, Barrister Moudud Ahmed will represent the party in the steering committee.
Mahmudur Rahman Manna, Shahidullah Kaisar, Moinul Islam, Dr Zahid Ur Rhaman of Naogorik Oikya, ASM Abdur Rab, Tania Rab and Abdul Malek Ratan and Shahiduddin Mahmudh Swapan of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and Advocate Subrata Chowdhury, Mostafa Mosin Montu and Sultan Mansur of Jatiya Okya Prokryia, among other, are the committee members.
Besides, Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury and Barrister Moinul Hossain are also the committee members with Gano Forum chief Dr Kamal Hossain, more or less, will remain involved with its activities.
Speaking on the committees’ jurisdiction, Zafrullah said, “The steering committee will formulate the policy that includes decision on allowing new party to join the alliance.”
This panel is also tasked with preventing any anti-Liberation War forces from joining the alliance, according to Zafrullah, who is known as a pro-BNP intellectual.
“The coordination panel will implement the decision of the steering body,” Zafrullah added.

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