Announcement of full AL committee likely tomorrow: Quader
Awami League’s full central working committee is expected to be announced tomorrow, newly re-elected AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader said yesterday.
The road transport and bridges minister also hinted on a possible reshuffle in the cabinet next year.
He was talking to reporters at the ministry office.
The ruling party’s triennial council on Saturday elected 42 office-bearers in the 81-member committee and names of the others would be announced later by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as councillors vested the responsibility in her.
Asked when the full-fledged committee would be declared, Quader said AL presidium members will meet on Tuesday and discuss about it. “Full committee is expected to be declared on that day,” he said.
Replying to another question on whether cabinet may witness changes as an effort to separate the party from the government, he said reshuffle in cabinet is a routine matter.
“Some changes may happen [in the cabinet] in the new year,” he said.
Seven ministers do not feature in the partially announced committee while five have retained their posts.
Asked whether the third generation of “Sheikh Mujib Family” -- Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Saima Wazed Hossain and Radwan Mujib Siddiq -- could be included in the new committee, Quader said “They have not agreed to that.”
Quader said it is nice that BNP welcomed the new AL committee but it would have been better if they had participated in the council.
He said the main challenges of the new committee would be implementation of the electoral pledges.
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