Commercial civil pilot Ethar Fariyal Hamid has joined the pro-Islamist National Citizen Party (NCP) and has immediately been appointed Member Secretary of the newly formed Convenor Committee of National Women’s Power (Jatiya Narishakti) for Dhaka Metropolitan South.
NCP stated that Hamid is not only a pilot but is also involved in advanced research on aviation safety and aircraft accidents.
NCP Media Editor Yasir Arafat confirmed the development on Tuesday (10 November). He said a three-member partial committee for Dhaka Metropolitan South was announced on the recommendation of Advocate Manzila Jhuma, Chief Organizer of National Women’s Power, and through a notice signed by Convenor Dr. Mahmuda Alam Mitu MP and Member Secretary Nusrat Tabassum Jyoti MP.
In the Dhaka Metropolitan South committee, Sifat Sultana Mim has been named Convenor and Fatema Rahman Megha has been appointed Chief Organizer.
On the same day, a three-member partial committee was also announced for Dhaka Metropolitan North. Khandaker Khaleda Akter has been made Convenor, Rehana Akter Ruma Member Secretary, and Salma Akter Chief Organizer.
The newly appointed leaders of both Dhaka Metropolitan North and South have been directed to form full committees within the next 15 days.
The NCP is a brainchild of Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, who orchestrated the formation as the chief adviser to the interim government last year. Later, the NCP joined the Jamaat-led alliance and got six seats in parliament. Later, another NCP leader went to parliament from the reserved seat for women.