Member of Parliament Ishraq Hossain has been appointed president of the new 29-member ad hoc committee of the Bangladesh Martial Arts Confederation. Mahfuz Hasan has been named general secretary.

The committee, formed by the National Sports Council (NSC), has been directed to complete the election process within the next three months and hand over responsibility to the elected committee.

The new committee was announced through an order signed by NSC Executive Director Md. Daulatuzzaman Khan on Tuesday (November 3).

According to the order, the existing ad hoc committee was dissolved for failing to properly fulfil its responsibilities regarding the organisation of elections in accordance with the confederation’s constitution and the transfer of responsibility to an elected committee.

The decision was taken under Section 21 and Sections 2(4) and 2(8) of the National Sports Council Act, 2018, including its 2026 amendments. The new committee was formed in accordance with Section 14(3) of the same law.

The four vice-presidents of the new committee are Jasmin Nahar, secretary of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education; sports personality and organiser Md. Monirul Islam; Mallik Group CEO Engineer Md. Abdul Halim; and sports organiser Mohammad Tarikul Alam. Prominent industrialist and sports organiser Md. Shahidul Islam and sports organiser Shahed Wahed Ali have also been given the responsibility of vice-presidents.

Mahfuz Hasan, the general secretary, is a gold medallist in national Sando and Kouras competitions, as well as a referee and sports organiser. Md. Shahadat Hossain Khan and Said Md. Alvi have been appointed joint secretaries.

Md. Habibullah Parvez, chairman of RBFC Fight Promotion and managing director of Champion Edge Limited, has been appointed treasurer.

The members of the committee are Advocate Md. Taifur Rahman (Sumon), Md. Babul Ahmed Rubel, Md. Mohiuddin, Taslima Chowdhury Rita, Parveen Akter, Amirul Islam, Hasna Hena Happy, Md. Arif Hossain, Md. Selim Mahmud, Md. Nazmus Sakib, Nadim Mahmud, Manzur Hossain Badal, Jewel Rakkhit, Md. Khairul Hasan, Md. Asrar Ahmed, Armanul Karim Abir, Hossain Ankur Andalib and Md. Palash.

The order further states that the new ad hoc committee must complete the election within three months of the issuance of the order and transfer responsibility to the elected committee. The new committee became effective from the date of the order.