Staff Correspondent

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.

Some JCD activists described it as a gift for the new office bearers from Tarique Rahman, but a deep frustration for many aspirants dropped.

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

Serial Name with the New Designation:

01 Dr. Asaduzzaman Ripon (Editor, Special Duty) Vice Chairman
02 Zahir Uddin Swapan (Ex MP) Adviser
03 Barrister AHM Mahbub Uddin Khokon (Joint Secretary General) Adviser
04 Advocate Mojibur Rahman Sarwar (Joint Secretary General) Adviser
05 Advocate Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal (Joint Secretary General) Adviser
06 Haroon Or Rashid (Joint Secretary General) Adviser
07 Lion Aslam Chowdhury FCA (Joint Secretary General) Adviser
08 Ruhul Quddus Talukdar Dulu (Organizing Secretary, Rajshahi Division) Adviser
09 Dr. Sakhawat Hasan Jiban (Organizing Secretary, Sylhet Division) Advisor
10 Baby Nazneen (Co-International Editor) Adviser
11 Engineer Khaled Hossain Chowdhury Pahin (Associate Information and Technology Affairs Secretary) Advisor
12 Advocate Abdus Salam Azad (Organizing Secretary, Dhaka Division) Joint Secretary General
13 Syed Imran Saleh Prince (Organizing Secretary, Mymensingh Division) Joint Secretary General
14 Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie (Publicity Editor) Joint General Secretary
15 Kazi Syedul Alam Babul (Joint Organizing Secretary, Dhaka Division) Organizing Secretary (Dhaka Division)
16 Advocate Syed Shaheen Shaukat Khalek (Joint Organizing Editor, Rajshahi Division) Organizing Secretary (Rajshahi Division)
17 Alhaj GK Gauch (Cooperative Affairs Secretary) Organizing Secretary (Sylhet Division)
18 Shariful Alam (Joint Organizing Secretary, Mymensingh Division) Organizing Secretary-Mymensingh Division)
19 Sultan Salahuddin Tuku (President, Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal) Publicity Secretary
20 Professor Dr. Morshed Hasan Khan (Associate Training Affairs Secretary) Public Education Secretary
21 Agronomist Shamimur Rahman Shamim (Joint Publicity Editor) Editor, Research Affairs
22 Amirul Islam Khan Alim (Joint Publicity Secretary) Joint Organizing Secretary (Rajshahi Division)
23 Nazrul Islam Azad (Joint International Affairs Secretary) Joint Organizing Secretary (Dhaka Division)
24 Prof. Aminul Islam (Member, J. N. A Co-Organizing Secretary (Rangpur Division)
25 Barrister Mir Helal Uddin (Member, J.N.A. Co-Organizing Secretary (Chittagong Division)
26 Abu Wahab Akand Co-Organizing Secretary (Mymensingh Division)
27 Miftah Siddiqui Joint Organizing Secretary (Sylhet Division)
28 Nahid Khan (President, Georgia BNP, USA) Associate International Affairs Secretary
29 Dr. Shah Muhammad Aman Ullah Joint Secretary Health Affairs
30 SM Saif Ali Joint Secretary Information and Technology Affairs
31 Jalal Uddin Majumdar (Joint Organizing Secretary, Chattragham Division) Member National Executive Committee from present post
32 Syed Jahangir Alam (Joint Organizing Secretary, Rangpur Division) Member National Executive Committee from present post
33 Saidul Haque Saeed (Associate Organizing Secretary, Comilla Division) Member National Executive Committee from present post
34 Agriculturist Chowdhury Abdullah Al Farooq (Associate Secretary for Agriculture Affairs) Member National Executive Committee from present post
35 Engineer SM Ghalib (Joint Information and Technology Affairs Secretary) Member National Executive Committee from present post
36 Kaisar M Ahmed (General Secretary, UK BNP) Member, National Executive Committee
37 Mohiuddin Ahmed Jhintu (Sweden) Member, National Executive Committee
38 Ghazi Monir (Denmark) Member, National Executive Committee
39 Rashed Iqbal Khan (Former Acting President, Chhatra Dal) Member, National Executive Committee