UNB, Dhaka :Realising that strengthening the party is the only way for its visible return to the political landscape, BNP now plans to rigorously overhaul the party from the grassroots to the standing committee levels so that the ‘right’ message from the party leadership can ‘rightly’ spread out everywhere.A BNP leader close to party chief Khaleda Zia told UNB wishing anonymity that she is annoyed with her party’s policymakers and her advisers on who she mainly depends on taking crucial political decisions as she thinks they have misguided her and failed to demonstrate their political maturity, putting the party in an awkward position.He said, the BNP chief now realises that had the party policymakers with their political wisdom been able to help her take prudent decisions and work out smart strategies after and before the January-5, 2014 polls, the party could have been in a better position and their movement could have been highly successful.Under the circumstance, the BNP leader said, Khaleda Zia is determined to bring massive changes at all levels of the party inducting dedicated, competent, smart and spirited party leaders having political acumen in the committees, including the standing committee, so that the party can quickly bounce back from its current muddy condition.BNP senior leaders also think there should be a vigorous reshuffle in the party’s leadership both at the centre and grassroots levels. They also said they have already started doing the groundwork for overhauling the party.”It’s undeniable that our movement couldn’t reach the desired goal as we couldn’t adopt right strategies to make it successful in the face of the government’s repressive acts and evil tactics. The anti-government movement and the recent city polls have sent out a strong message to the party high command for strengthening the party’ s all levels through a massive overhaul,” BNP standing committee member Lt Gen Mahbubur Rahman told UNB.The BNP leader also said the party should hold its national council to bring competent, young and dedicated leaders in front replacing the low performers and old ones.He also said there is an informal discussion within the party regarding the national council. “There’s a strong possibility of holding the council as part of our move to overhaul the party.” Mahbub also said they will not come out with tougher action programmes until the party is revamped.
