New faces coming to Dhaka South BNP committee, five including Ishraque under discussion for joint convenor posts
After the announcement of a partial convening committee of Dhaka South BNP, preparations are now under way to expand the committee. Discussions are going on about adding several more leaders to important posts in the new committee.
The names of Ishraque Hossain, Abdus Sattar, Nabiullah Nabi, Liton Mahmud and Mosharraf Hossain Khokon are under consideration for the joint convenor posts. The matter of keeping Mahfuz Kabir Mukta in charge of the office is also under discussion.
On Sunday, the BNP announced a four-member partial convening committee for Dhaka South. Abdus Salam was made convenor, Abdul Kader Bhuiyan Jewel senior joint convenor, A N M Saiful Islam joint convenor and Tanvir Ahmed Robin member secretary.
A notice signed by BNP Assistant Office Secretary Muhammad Munir Hossain announced the names of the four leaders, but nothing was said about the remaining posts.
On the addition of new names to the committee, BNP leader Mahfuz Kabir Mukta said the Dhaka South BNP committee has been reconstituted. Naturally, some more new names will be added to the committee.
Mukta said: 'I have been working with the party for a long time. Whatever responsibility the party gives me, I will carry it out faithfully, as a trust.'
Party sources said discussions are going on over the names of several leaders to fill the vacant posts of the committee. The inclusion of Ishraque Hossain, Abdus Sattar, Nabiullah Nabi, Liton Mahmud and Mosharraf Hossain Khokon as joint convenors is being considered. There is also a possibility of keeping Mahfuz Kabir Mukta in charge of the office. However, no formal decision or announcement has been made by the party on this yet.
The leadership of Dhaka South BNP has changed several times before. On June 13, 2024, the convening committee led by Abdus Salam was dissolved. Then, on July 7 of the same year, a two-member partial committee was announced with Rafiqul Alam Majnu as convenor and Tanvir Ahmed Robin as member secretary.
Later, on December 8, the committee was expanded and the BNP approved a 61-member convening committee. That committee had 13 joint convenors and 46 members.
The joint convenors included Harunur Rashid Harun, A N M Saiful Islam, Liton Mahmud, Abdus Sattar, S K Sekandar Kadir, Monir Hossain Chairman, Mir Hossain Miru, Saidur Rahman Mintu, Advocate Mokbul Hossain Sardar, Golam Hossain, Farhad Hossain, Mokbul Hossain Tipu and Mojibur Rahman Moju.
The members included Ishraque Hossain, Farid Uddin, Farukul Islam, Sharif Hossain, Mohammad Ali China, Arifur Rahman Nadim, Latif Ullah Zafru, Anwar Parvez Badal and K M Zubayer Ejaz, along with leaders from various levels.
In that 2024 committee, Abdus Sattar and Liton Mahmud served as joint convenors. Now their names are again under discussion for the same posts in the reconstituted committee.
With the announcement of the new partial committee on November 8, 2026, Abdus Salam has once again taken charge as convenor of Dhaka South BNP. Earlier, in August 2021, a 49-member convening committee was formed under his leadership. Rafiqul Alam Majnu was the member secretary of that committee. It was dissolved in June 2024.
Along with making Abdus Salam the convenor in the new committee, Tanvir Ahmed Robin, the member secretary of the previous committee, has been kept in the same post. Thus, alongside the new leadership, organisational continuity has also been given importance.
