BNP has backtracked from its plan to reorganise the party fearing intra-party conflicts in the rank and file.
Internecine clashes erupting following the formation of a number of committees recently prompted the high ups to suspend the move, said some party insiders.
They now think any divisions in the party over committee formation will rather jeopardise their plan to launch an anti-government movement in January-April.
It will also embarrass the party publicly again, said a leader in exchange for anonymity.
A team of party leaders has already started visiting areas including those in Dhaka where the party was embarrassed over committee formation, he said.
“The visits were aimed at bury the hatched in the rank and file of the organisation.”
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, however, started holding meetings with front and associated bodies driving them to take preparation to wage a movement.
She, however, has never disclosed any outline of the movement strategy before them.
The former premier held meetings with Swechchasebak Dal and Jubo Dal on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.
Party sources said Khaleda is expected to hold meetings with Krishak Dal, Sramik Dal and Mohila Dal soon.
Meanwhile, after identifying some troubled districts, senior BNP leaders have started visiting those districts to resolve organisational problems.
The trouble-stricken districts include Chandpur, Chittagong, Maulavi Bazar, Chapai Nawabganj, Magura, Borguna, Jhalkhati and Patuakhali, said a central leader.
The plan to reconstitute the party has been temporarily suspended, said party insiders.
Senior leaders including acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, vice-chairman Abdullah Al Noman, joint secretary generals Mizanur Rahman Minu and Barkatullah Bulu were assigned to resolve the problems by December 15.
Earlier, after the January 5 election, Khaleda Zia started holding meetings with different district committee leaders to bridge gaps between leaders at different levels but it stopped midway through.
“Yes, there are some problems in some districts and we are addressing those problems and hopefully we can resolve them by December 15,” Abdullah Al Noman, party vice-chairman, said.
When asked about the party’s reorganisation process he said: “It is going on. When everything gets okayed we will announce new committees,” said Noman.
After boycotting the January 5 elections, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia said her party would launch a political movement after party reconstitution.
But 10 months later the said reshuffle had not taken place as it backfired on many occasions.
Out of the BNP’s nine associated and front organisations, two have seen severe clashes between different factions over the announcement of new committees.
The remaining six committees expired a year ago or earlier.
When new committees for the Sramik Dal and Chhatra Dal were announced, the party leadership was embarrassed when aspirants who were by-passed publicly repudiated the new committees and demanded they be dissolved.
Even the party’s Nayapaltan office came under attack because of the rancour over the announced committees.
Factions within Chhatra Dal led by by-passed hopefuls have clashed violently with the incumbent committee leadership and its supporters.
Despite the fact that the new committee of the Sramik Dal was formed through council, a counter committee was announced by leadership aspirants and activists who had been passed over.
“We have repeatedly said we will wage movement and organise the party simultaneously. Senior leaders have already started visiting some districts where there are some problems,” Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, joint secretary general of the party, said.
He also said: “Organising the party does not mean announcement of new committee, it could take in any form.”
Whenever the party thinks a new committee is indeed necessary it will be announced, he said.