Nargis Begum, wife of the late BNP standing committee member Tariqul Islam, has been made the party’s vice-chairman.
Meanwhile, Haji Aminur Rashid Yasin, BNP’s relief and rehabilitation affairs secretary, has been appointed as a member of the party chairperson’s advisory council.
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced this in a press release on Wednesday night.
Nargis previously served as the convener of the BNP’s Jashore district unit.