NCP forms committee ahead of local government elections

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has formed a 'Local Government Election Affairs Committee' to oversee overall preparations, planning, activities and coordination ahead of the local government elections. The party's convener, Nahid Islam, has been made chairman of the committee, and the party's member secretary, Akhtar Hossain, has been made member secretary.

The formation of the committee was announced in a notice signed by the NCP's office secretary, Sadia Farzana Dina, on Monday (9 November).

In the committee, Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan and Tarek A Adel have been given responsibility for Dhaka Metropolitan North. Nasiruddin Patwary and Ishak Sarkar are in charge of Dhaka Metropolitan South.

Abdullah Al Amin, Ali Nasser Khan and Mazedul Islam have been given responsibility for Dhaka Division North. Sarowar Tushar, Md Ataullah and Sayed Jamil are in charge of Dhaka Division South.

Akram Husain, Mahbub Alam and Nizam Uddin are on the committee for Chattogram Division North. Saleh Uddin Sifat, Sagupta Bushra Mishma and Monjila Jhuma have been given responsibility for Chattogram Division South.

Atik Mujahid, Monira Sharmin and S M Saif Mustafiz are in the committee for Rajshahi Division. Hasnat Abdullah, Faridul Haque and Molla Mohammad Faruk Ehsan have been given responsibility for Khulna Division.

Sarjis Alam, Sunny Abdul Haque and Abu Sayed Leon are in the committee for Rangpur Division. Abdul Hannan Masud, Jabed Rasin and Lutfor Rahman have been given responsibility for Mymensingh Division.

Ali Ahsan Junaid, Ehtesham Haque and Pritam Das are on the committee for Sylhet Division. Ariful Islam Adib, Mujahidul Islam Shaheen and Faisal Mahmud Shanto have been given responsibility for Barishal Division.

In addition, it has been announced that, by virtue of their posts, the convener and member secretary of the National Women's Power, as well as the party's office secretary, divisional organising secretaries, publicity secretary, media secretary, law secretary, information and technology secretary, information and research secretary, and training secretary, will be included as members of this committee.

The committee has been given responsibility for the preparation, planning, activities and coordination of the local government elections. Under the leadership of chairman Nahid Islam and member secretary Akhtar Hossain, those assigned division-wise responsibilities will oversee the work on the ground.