All set for 17th nat’l council of AL

BSS, Dhaka

Preparations are now complete for holding the national council of Bangladesh Awami League (AL), country's oldest political party having historical track records since its inception in 1949.
Party Chief and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the council at the Bangabandhu Convention Centre (Bangladesh- China Friendship Conference Centre) at 11 am on the day.
A total of 5,253 leaders of 73 organizational districts including 1,552 from Dhaka division, 1,211 from Rajshahi division, 1,076 from Chittagong division, 587 from Khulna division, 325 from Barisal division and 319 from Sylhet division will join the council.
AL spokesperson and LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam said foreign dignitaries would not be invited to the July 24 council due to time constraint. But foreign diplomats in Bangladesh would be invited.
All political parties, excluding those believing in communalism and fundamentalism, will get invitation to join the AL council, he added.
Sayed Ashraful said that the forthcoming AL council is to ratify provisional changes made in its constitution before the December 29 general election for registration with the Election Commission.
Meanwhile, a three-member election commission headed by AL senior leader MA Mannan has been formed. Other two members are Advocate Rahmat Ali MP and Advocate Amjad Hossain.
Syed Ashraful said nine sub-committees formed to make the council a success also held several meetings as spirit of the overall preparation for the grand event.