Shawdesh desk:

The seventh congress of Jubo League will be held today aimed at bringing clean-image and dedicated leadership into the associate youth body of the ruling Awami League.

More than 30,000 guests including delegates and councillors will be present at the council session. Controversial leaders with alleged involvement in casino business and other irregularities have not been invited to the event, sources said.

The first session of the seventh congress of Jubo League will be inaugurated by Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina at 11:00 am at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital.

The second session of the congress aiming to select Jubo League’s new leadership will be held at the Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) auditorium in the afternoon.

Sources say the party will amend its constitution for bringing power-balance between its chairman and general secretary.

A draft charter has been prepared for getting nods of the councillors in the council session, sources close to the constitution sub-committee said.

Jubo League has completed all preparations to hold the council.

Suhrawardy Udyan, a liberation war historic place, has been decorated for Jubo League workers, councillors, and delegates. A huge stage has been built in the shape of ‘Padma Bridge’ at the council venue to highlight the country’s development activities under the leadership of the Awami League government.

The last council of Jubo League was held on July 14 in 2012 bringing Omar Faroque Chowdhury, recently relieved from the party for alleged involvement with casinos and other irregularities, and Harunur Rashid as chairman and general secretary, respectively.

Jubo League is the first youth organization of the country established on November 11, 1972, with father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s nephew Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni as the founding chairman.