Tarique Rahman takes helm of BNP as Chairman

Tarique Rahman has formally become Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) as per the party constitution.

The decision was unanimously approved on Friday night at a meeting of the BNP Standing Committee at the party chairperson’s Gulshan office, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said.

After the death of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, the issue had been discussed within the party as Tarique, serving as Senior Vice Chairman, automatically became chairman under the BNP constitution.

According to article 7 (Ga), sub-clause 3 of the BNP constitution, if the position of chairman falls vacant for any reason, the Senior Vice Chairman shall assume the post for the remainder of the term, and continue until a new chairman is elected under the constitution.

As per sub-clause 2, Tarique Rahman has been serving as Acting Chairman since 8 February 2018, following Khaleda Zia’s imprisonment.