Finding a member of a constitutional body in a sub-committee of the ruling party may not seem something innocuous. But naming Professor Delwar Hossain, who is a member of a constitutional body, the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC), as a member of the ruling Bangladesh Awami League’s international affairs sub-committee has stoked quite a controversy. According to the media, AL general secretary Obaidul Quader approved the 56-member sub-committee for 2022-25 on July 24, 2023. It is the second such instance within two and a half years, in which a constitutional office holder has been included in the ruling party’s organisational structure. Previously, the Awami League included Attorney General A M Amin Uddin in its sub-committee on information and research affairs on February 18, 2021. But the party dropped AM the attorney general from the sub-committee merely a few days later amid criticism, which is why Prof Delwar Hossain’s appointment as a party functionary is q...