True alliance, isn't it so?

It may seem strange but it is true.

The Awami League unit of Dhaka's Sutrapur will need to talk to Jatiya Party leader Kazi Firoz Rashid before it forms its fully-fledged committee while Motijheel AL unit has to take the opinion of Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon into account for forming its committee.

The ruling party's Dhaka city units (South and North) named presidents and general secretaries of all units under its jurisdiction over a year ago. The AL city units on March 22 wrote to unit leaders concerned under its jurisdiction that they have to form their fully-fledge committees taking the "opinion from local lawmakers".

Now, AL city unit leaders of 11 thanas would have to consult with lawmakers of other parties since their units are in four constituencies with Jatiya Party, Workers Party and Bangladesh Nationalist Front MPs.

MPs are: JP's Syed Abu Hossain Babla of Dhaka-4 and Kazi Firoz Rashid of Dhaka-6, Workers Party's Rashed Khan Menon of Dhaka-8 and BNF Chief Abul Kalam Azad of Dhaka-17.

Of them, Azad's constituency is under Dhaka North AL unit while the rest three are in Dhaka South AL unit.

The AL Dhaka city North and South units sent the letters to its 26 thana, 103 ward and 17 union units and asked them to consult the MPs and form the committees by April 30.

The letters, signed by AL Dhaka South City unit General Secretary Shahey Alam Murad, also asked the leaders concerned not to include any people accused of killing, terrorism, extortion and drug peddling.

AL Dhaka City South unit President Abul Hasnat, however, said the decision to form the committees consulting with MP's of other parties was not logical.

"I don't know about the letter. My general secretary Shahey Alam Murad sent the letters. I don't know why he issued such directives," he added.

Murad could not be contacted for comments.

JP MP Abu Hossain Babla told The Daily Star that he was not aware of the directive issued to AL units. "If local unit leaders want my recommendations for forming their committees, of course I will give my suggestions," he said.