The government has issued a gazette notification acknowledging deceased Jatiya Party chief HM Ershad’s widow Raushan Ershad as the leader of Opposition.
The gazette published by the Parliament Secretariat on Monday (Sept 9) named Ershad’s brother GM Quader as the deputy leader of Oppsition.
The notification said that they have been officially acknowledged in their roles in the Parliament by the speaker under the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Opposition (Remuneration and Privileges) Ordinance.
The post of deputy leader in Opposition fell vacant following the death of former military dictator Ershad’s death.
Jatiya Party came to a consensus on the leadership after a power struggle by announcing GM Quader as the party chief and Raushan Ershad as the leader of Opposition.