Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the students’ wing of ruling Awami League (AL), will form its committee for all educational institutions including colleges and universities after reopening of the country’s educational institutions.
“Committee for all the educational institutions including colleges, universities and halls will be announced soon after reopening of all educational institutions of the country as we should not announce any committee without the presence of the students,” BCL central General Secretary Lekhak Bhattacharjee told BSS on Monday. As of now, BCL has announced committee for 13 districts through issuing press release instead of holding council considering the pandemic situation while committee for no university or college except Dhaka University have been announced after the last council on May 11-12 in 2018. “The rest of districts and metropolitan cities except Dhaka will be announced by holding council in limited scale with in-person presence at an auditorium or conference room if possible. Otherwise we’ve to announce it through issuing press release,” Lekhak added.
Besides, committee for those districts, which have no existing committee, will also be announced through press release as without leaders, it’s not possible to hold a council, he continued.
Committee for the halls of Dhaka University will also be announced once the university and the dormitories are open fully, he further said. On January 31, BCL announced its 68-member extended committee with 25 vice presidents and a joint secretary.
Earlier in May, 2019, BCL announced its 301-member full-fledged committee one year after its last council, led by former BCL president Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon and its general secretary Golam Rabbani. On May 11-12 in 2018, the ruling party’s student wing held its last council and Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon and Golam Rabbani became president and general secretary on July 31.
On September 14, 2019, Al Nahiyan Khan Joy and Lekhak Bhattacharya were made Acting President and General Secretary of the student front after removal of Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon and Golam Rabbani from their respective posts.
Later, on 4 January, 2020, Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared Al Nahiyan Khan Joy and Lekhak Bhattacharya as President and General Secretary respectively of BCL at Suhrawardy Udyan marking the 72nd founding anniversary of BCL.
