The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has restructured its central committee as well as committees of affiliated organisations just before the Eid-ul-Azha. 

In a latest development, the BNP on Saturday made significant changes to its central committee, appointing 39 individuals to positions such as advisors, joint secretaries general and organising secretaries. 

Additionally, two international affairs committees were formed.

Many of the 39 newly appointed individuals in the central committee had previous roles, and many have been promoted, according to BNP activists. 

Apart from the committee dissolution and central committee restructuring, the BNP has also announced an 11-member Foreign Affairs Advisory Committee with Tarique Rahman as its chairman.

The other members are Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan, Nazrul Islam Khan, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, Abdul Awal Mintoo, Advocate Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Ismail Zabihullah, Humayun Kabir (International Affairs Secretary), Sirajul Islam (former ambassador), and Tajvirul Islam (president, Kurigram district BNP).

Additionally, an 18-member "Assistant to the Chairperson's Foreign Affairs Advisory Committee," mainly comprising young members, has been formed. Members include Shama Obaed, Anindya Islam Amit, Barrister Nasir Uddin Asim, Barrister Naushad Jameer, Advocate Nipun Roy Chowdhury, and Engineer Ishraq Hossain.

In the afternoon, a 260-member central committee of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student front of BNP, was announced with Rakibul Islam Rakib as president and Nasiruddin Nasir as general secretary.

BNP Chairperson's Advisory Council and National Executive Committee also include 39 leaders.

BDST: 1522 HRS, JUNE 15, 2024
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