Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee

Nirmalendu Goon, then a trainee sub-editor of Daily People, recalls March 7, 1971.

Its presence was not strong enough in the run-up to the Dhaka city polls. In terms of campaign, it looked like a party with poor organisational capacity.

The turnout was less than 20 percent in 709 centres in the February 1 Dhaka city polls, shows Election Commission data on all the 2,468 centres released yesterday.

At least 17 controversial ward councillor candidates, all backed by the Awami League, emerged victorious in Saturday’s Dhaka city polls.

“It was a tremendous year for the party.”

The ruling Awami League is likely to pick a new face as its candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation mayoral polls, but it appears to be in a dilemma about choosing its mayor aspirant for Dhaka North City Corporation.

Nine ministers have been dropped from the central working committee of the ruling Awami League as it continues efforts to separate itself from the government.

Raisul Alam Mondal, secretary at the fisheries and livestock ministry, will serve as a senior secretary just for a day.

Seven ministers do not feature in the partially announced Awami League Central Working Committee, and party insiders view it as an effort to separate the party from the government.

Beginning today, the two-day Awami League council may drop hints about the future leadership of the party.

Bangladesh Awami Matsyajibi League is supposed to work for the welfare of fishermen. But the pro-Awami League organisation has hardly been seen doing so since its inception in 2004.

He is an academician who teaches English literature at a private university in the capital.

Not long ago, flyers and posters could be seen on utility poles and the walls of buildings, footbridges and road dividers across the capital before any big event of the ruling Awami League or any of its associate bodies.

The name says it all. Swechchhasebak League was founded in 1994 so that it volunteers during the political programmes of Awami League and stands beside those in need during natural disasters.

Their leaders claim that they have committees up to village level across the country. If we go by that claim, Krishak League should have at least a whopping 39 lakh leaders across the country.

They carry words like “Awami”, “League”, “Bangabandhu” or “Muktijodhha” in their names, but they don’t have any charter, full-fledged committee or permanent office. They are also disowned by the ruling Awami League.

Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon’s sudden anti-government stance is nothing but his desperate attempt to prevent another split in the left-leaning political organisation, said party insiders.

The National Youth Policy, formulated by the Awami League government, defines any citizen between 18 and 35 as a youth.

Barely a month ago, during a doa mehfil at the Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital, Ismail Hossain Samrat was hailed as the “best organiser” of Jubo League by its Chairman Omar Faruk Chowdhury.

Jubo League has moved to rid itself of errant elements a day after the two top leaders of Chhatra League lost their posts for controversial activities.