Ruling Awami League has inducted 83 new assistant secretaries for the party's central sub-committee in a bid to increase its organisational strength, sources said. The names will be declared within a day or two.
Party President Sheikh Hasina on Monday approved the inclusion of the new faces and sent the list to her political office at Dhanmondi on August 5.
AL Joint General Secretary Mahabub-Ul-Alam Hanif told the Dhaka Tribune that the party president had already approved the names of the assistant secretaries and the names would be announced in a day.
Party sources said the new assistant secretaries are: Dr Jakaria Swapon, Suvash Singha Roy, Sahajahan Alam Saju, Manjurul Haque Manju, Shafiqur Rahman, Tareque Shams Himu, Sheikh Mohammad Hasan Mehedi, Khokon Paul, Farad Hossain Sangram, Salauddin Mahmud Chowdhury, Khan Mainul Hossain Moshtaque, Aslam Sani, Simanto Talukder, Saifuddin Nasir, Manjurul Alam Tokon, Moniruzzaman Monir, Reazul Ahsan Khan, Dr Azam, barrister Sajjad Hossain, barrister Biplob Barua, Zobaidul Haque Russel, Jakir Hossain Maruf, Anwarul Azim Sadek, Sayeed Ahmed Babu, Dr Mahabubur Rahman, Ahakam Ullah, Faisal Biplob, Arifuzzaman Miah Tutul, Dr Samiul Alam Liton, Rakib Hossain, Altab Hossain Biplob, Gazi Hafizur Rahman Liku, Narayan Shah, Mohammad Rakib Hossain, Ashraf Siddiqui Bitu, Nironjon Bhowmick, Abul Kalam Azad Illias, Hasibur Rahman Manik, Sadequr Rahman Chowdhury Parag, Masud Pathik, engineer Ataul Bullet, engineer Mohammad Mozaffar Hossain, Shaikhul Arefin, Afzalur Rahman Babu, engineer Habib Ahmed Murad, Naimur Rahman Durjoy, Professor Arafat Hossain, advocate FR Khan, Mamunur Rashid Shuvro, Nurul Amin Ruhul, Kazi Nabil Ahmed, Hasanuzzaman Liton, Fazlul Haque, Rafiqul Alam, Farhan Ahmed, Mizanur Rahman Shaheen, Saiful Islam, Rezaul Karim Titon, AHM Tarik Uddin, Abu Abbas Bhuiyan, Mohammad Alam, Sakhawat Hossain Shafique, Jamil Hossain, Saiful Azam Bashar, engineer Nazrul Islam Noman, Gazi Mesbahul Hossain Sachchu, Masud Pervez, Dr Mostafa Kamal, barrister Jakir Hossain, Sheikh Obaidul Rahman, Mohammad Salehin Reza, Asif Mohammad Jolly, Saidur Islam Khan , Masum Iqbal, Mohiuddin Khoka, Aminul Kabir and Dr Mustafa Zaman Babul.
Earlier, the party announced the names of 66 assistant secretaries when its central committee was declared following the 19th tri-annual conference held on December 29 last year. With the new recruits, the total number of assistant secretaries stands at 149.
