PCP holds central conference, elects new central committee

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News No. 12/2010, January 28, 2010

A 21-member central committee of the Hill Students' Council has been formed at the end of a two-day conference held in Dhaka on 26 and 27 January.

Aongai Marma and Sumen Chakma have been elected president and general secretary of the new committee respectively.

A total of 240 delegates and observers took part in the council sessions held at Tajul Auditorium at Purana Paltan.

The eighteenth central conference of the PCP was inaugurated by Dr. Akmal Hossain, professor of International Relations at Dhaka University, at TSC Sarakdwip.

Presided over by Ricoh Chakma, the outgoing president of the PCP, the inaugural ceremony was also addressed by Faizul Hakim, General Secretary of Bangladesh Mukti Council; Masud Khan, convenor, Jatiya Ganotantric Gano Mancha; Limon, Sangskritir Naya Setu; Mahabub Mostafa Russel of Pragatishil Paribrajok Dal; Parvez Lenin of Bangladesh Chattra Federation; Ashish Sharma of Biplobi Chattra Sangha; Azizul Islam, president of Jatiya Chattra Dal and Prince Mahamud, organiser of Lamp Post, a progressive study circle group.

A colourful procession was taken out after the inauguration speeches.