Ershad, Ruhul re-elected JP chief, secy gen
Saturday, 25 July 2009
HM Ershad and Ruhul Amin Howladar have been unanimously reelected Jatiya Party (JP) chairman and secretary general at the national council of the key ally of the ruling Grand Alliance, presidium member Golam Masih said, reports bdnews24.com.
Ershad had let known his desire to be at the helm of the party until his death earlier on Friday. The former military strongman has been the chairman since the inception of the party during his heyday.
Howladar was elected secretary general in the 2005 council.
After the inaugural session of the seventh council, their names were proposed and those were immediately passed in the working session as there were no other candidates.
Ershad had declared the council open at 10:45am on Friday at the Institution of Engineers in the capital. He will also chair the day's council session.
"To foil the execution of 'minus two' and subsequently 'minus three' formulas in the post-1/11 era, I had stood aside from JP chairman's position and as a strategic move, appointed an acting party chief," offered Ershad.
"Now we don't need an acting chairman. There won't be any more acting chairman in Jatiya Party from today," the former president declared.
Ershad had let known his desire to be at the helm of the party until his death earlier on Friday. The former military strongman has been the chairman since the inception of the party during his heyday.
Howladar was elected secretary general in the 2005 council.
After the inaugural session of the seventh council, their names were proposed and those were immediately passed in the working session as there were no other candidates.
Ershad had declared the council open at 10:45am on Friday at the Institution of Engineers in the capital. He will also chair the day's council session.
"To foil the execution of 'minus two' and subsequently 'minus three' formulas in the post-1/11 era, I had stood aside from JP chairman's position and as a strategic move, appointed an acting party chief," offered Ershad.
"Now we don't need an acting chairman. There won't be any more acting chairman in Jatiya Party from today," the former president declared.