Staff Correspondent: Dhaka, Sept-02,

Having failed to form a full-fledged committee over the last two years, Gonoforum led by Dr Kamal Hossain, on Wednesday decided to hold a special council on December 4.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the party’s convening committee chaired by its executive president Mokabbir Hossain MP, said a party press release.

The meeting convened a 101-member special council preparatory council with Mushtaq Ahmed as convener and Shah Nuruzzaman as member secretary.

The meeting formed a 101-member convening preparatory council making party leaders Moshtk Ahmed its convener and Shah Nuruzzaman member secretary to hold the special council.

Besides, seven committees on different subjects like constitution, finance, office, publicity, entertainment, stage and volunteers were also formed for the council.

Meanwhile, another faction of Gonoforum, led by former executive president Prof Abu Sayeed and former secretary general  Mostafa Mohsin Montu convened a meeting of the party’s central office at the Eden Complex in Arambagh on Thursday.

A close associate of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Dr Kamal Hossain founded Gonoforum in 1993 leaving Awami League.

The party’s last council was held on April 26, 2019 where Dr Reza Kibria was made general secretary of the party dropping Mostafa Mohsin Mony.

Conflicts within the party leaders began afterthat council as many party leaders, including then general secretary Mostafa Mohsin Montu, were left out in the committee formed there.

Dr Reza Kibria was made party general secretary, but a group of leaders has not been cooperating with him from the very beginning. Initially, Abu Sayeed and Subrata were on the side of Reza Kibria, but later they engaged in conflicts with him over various decisions.

Amid the conflict within the party, Reza Kibria resigned from Gonoforum and its post of general secretary on February 8 this year.

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