BCL nat\\\'l council on July 25

Ruling Awami League's affiliate student body, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), will host the long due 28th National Council on July 25 and 26 to elect new leaders, reports bdnews24.com.

BCL president HM Badiuzzaman Sohag, who has already been in office for two years beyond his term, announced the dates at a press meet on Friday at Dhaka University.

He said all the district units had been asked to send their list of their councillors by July 10.

District units would host their councils on May 25 and 30. Dhaka University's council will be held on June 11.

Sohag and General Secretary Siddiqui Nazmul Alam were elected to the BCL central committee at the council held on July 10, 2011. The BCL constitution provides for the election of new leaders every two years.

Prime Minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina has also reportedly asked the BCL leadership to hold the council promptly.

A newspaper quoted her as telling Nazmul Alam on March 26: "When you will become a 'former'? Arrange the council promptly and be former."