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Sajeeb Wazed Joy expresses his reluctance to hold post in Awami League central body
Despite calls from Awami League top brass as well as grassroots leaders, Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy said he was not interested to take up a post in the party's key bodies.
Published : 23 Oct 2016, 11:05 AM
Updated : 23 Oct 2016, 05:58 PM
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"It would not be appropriate to hold a designation while being abroad. I want to work for the party and the country," he said while speaking to the media on Sunday.
Joy, who lives in the US and serves as Prime Minister Hasina's ICT affairs adviser, is representing the Awami League's Rangpur chapter as one of 6,750 councillors participating at the 20th National Council.
The 45-year-old IT professional attended the councillors' session on Sunday, the second day of the two-day event.
On Saturday, when Hasina's son arrived the council venue at Suhrawardy Udyan, AL General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam said pointing at him, "Sheikh Hasina is our last resort. Now we have another last resort here. He will lead us forward."
After which several grassroots leaders urged during their speeches to induct Joy in the central committee.
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