A large boat-shaped platform, symbolising the Awami League party emblem, has been built at Suhrawardy Udyan for the party's 20th National Council scheduled for October 22-23 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneJoy is set to participate in the council as a councillor from Rangpur district.
Convener of the Constitution Sub-committee for the council Abdur Razzak also sees the possibility. “Joy has been helping in the activities of the party as well as the government.
“And his contribution is increasing,” said the former food minister, without elaborating how his name would be proposed for the central committee.
Several activists including some coming from different districts as councillors and delegates acknowledged that they had learnt about the possibility, but refused to be quoted in media as they were unclear about the final outcome.
They rely on the party chief and the high command over the matter, and instead wished to wait for the council day suppressing the enthusiasm.
Speculations are also there in the cyberspace. Many party supporters are seen posting photos of Joy on Facebook, giving an impression of his induction into the top-tier of the party during the upcoming council.
Some other activists have suggested that it may take more time.
His name also came on the discussion tables during the previous councils in 2009 and 2012. But nothing came of it.Road Transport and Bridges Minister and senior Awami League policymaker Obaidul Quader has said that the ruling party's national council is set to come up with a new leadership – a blend of the experienced veterans and energetic youths.
In a recent interview, incumbent General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam called it a high time for the third generation of Bangabandhu's family to come into politics.
Prime Minister and AL President Sheikh Hasina earlier this month said that she would be happy to retire if she got the opportunity and if the councillors managed to find a new leader of the oldest as well as largest party of the country.
But much before that, the increasing involvement of Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the only son of the premier, into the activities of the government as well as the party besides serving as an ICT adviser to the prime minister, a field of his personal expertise too, has been winding the speculation of his introduction to the party line-up.
Many leaders and activists – from the top tier to the grassroots, anticipate that Joy would be elevated to the post of general secretary of the party.
Just two days ahead of the AL's 20th council, Joy's possible induction dominated the air – in social media as well as party forum and even among the media workers.
A large boat-shaped platform, symbolising the Awami League party emblem, has been built at Suhrawardy Udyan for the party's 20th National Council scheduled for October 22-23 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneJoy is set to participate in the council as a councillor from Rangpur district.
Convener of the Constitution Sub-committee for the council Abdur Razzak also sees the possibility. “Joy has been helping in the activities of the party as well as the government.
“And his contribution is increasing,” said the former food minister, without elaborating how his name would be proposed for the central committee.
Several activists including some coming from different districts as councillors and delegates acknowledged that they had learnt about the possibility, but refused to be quoted in media as they were unclear about the final outcome.
They rely on the party chief and the high command over the matter, and instead wished to wait for the council day suppressing the enthusiasm.
Speculations are also there in the cyberspace. Many party supporters are seen posting photos of Joy on Facebook, giving an impression of his induction into the top-tier of the party during the upcoming council.
Some other activists have suggested that it may take more time.
His name also came on the discussion tables during the previous councils in 2009 and 2012. But nothing came of it.
A large boat-shaped platform, symbolising the Awami League party emblem, has been built at Suhrawardy Udyan for the party's 20th National Council scheduled for October 22-23 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneJoy is set to participate in the council as a councillor from Rangpur district.
Convener of the Constitution Sub-committee for the council Abdur Razzak also sees the possibility. “Joy has been helping in the activities of the party as well as the government.
“And his contribution is increasing,” said the former food minister, without elaborating how his name would be proposed for the central committee.
Several activists including some coming from different districts as councillors and delegates acknowledged that they had learnt about the possibility, but refused to be quoted in media as they were unclear about the final outcome.
They rely on the party chief and the high command over the matter, and instead wished to wait for the council day suppressing the enthusiasm.
Speculations are also there in the cyberspace. Many party supporters are seen posting photos of Joy on Facebook, giving an impression of his induction into the top-tier of the party during the upcoming council.
Some other activists have suggested that it may take more time.
His name also came on the discussion tables during the previous councils in 2009 and 2012. But nothing came of it.