Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed has been appointed as the party’s Acting Secretary General. He will also serve as the party’s spokesperson.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the party’s senior leaders held on Thursday (August 13), chaired by BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Senior leaders of the party attended the meeting.

According to party sources, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir resigned from both his post as Secretary General and his membership of the BNP Standing Committee after being nominated by the party as its candidate for the presidency.

In view of his resignation, the party decided to assign Rizvi the responsibilities of Acting Secretary General to ensure continuity in BNP’s organisational activities.

With the new responsibility, Rizvi, who has served as Senior Joint Secretary General for a long time, is expected to play a more prominent role in the party’s central organisational affairs. He has long been one of the BNP’s most visible faces in the media, regularly presenting the party’s position on political programmes, current affairs and national issues.

Sources said Rizvi will serve as Acting Secretary General until the party’s next National Council. During this period, he will be responsible for coordinating organisational activities, implementing central programmes and communicating party decisions to leaders, activists and the media.

As the party’s spokesperson, Rizvi will also play a greater role in presenting BNP’s official position on political developments, government decisions, major national issues and the party’s political programmes.

Rizvi has been active in BNP politics for many years. During various periods of political uncertainty, he has maintained communication with party leaders and activists while regularly articulating the party’s position.

Party leaders believe his new role will help strengthen coordination from the central leadership to the grassroots and maintain momentum in the party’s organisational activities amid the current political circumstances.

He is expected to remain in charge as Acting Secretary General until the next National Council.