Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman on Friday has been appointed as the chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
This comes days after the demise of his mother and party chairperson Khaleda Zia following a prolonged illness.
BNP has emerged as the forerunner to capture power in the February polls.
Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman on Friday was appointed as the chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), days after the demise of his mother and party chairperson Khaleda Zia following a prolonged illness.
The Standing Committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) approved the appointment of Rahman as the Chairman of the party in a meeting on Friday, local media reported. Rahman, who returned to Bangladesh on December 25 after 17 years of self-exile in London, was appointed the chairman.
A meeting of the National Standing Committee was convened to address the vacancy, as per the party constitution, the report added.
BNP media cell said that with this appointment, Rahman officially took over the responsibilities of the party's top leadership position, state-owned Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported. Rahman, 60, has emerged as a leading contender for prime ministership in the polls. In 2002 Rahman was made BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General and became Senior Vice Chairman in 2009.
BNP emerged as the forerunner to capture power in the February polls, as former prime minister Hasina's Awami League party has been barred from contesting the election.
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Saturday met BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, a day after the party officially elected him to the position ahead of the scheduled February 12 elections.
“The meeting lasted for some 40 minutes,” Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) media cell spokesman Sayrul Kabir Khan told PTI, calling it a courtesy call.
