Jatiya Parity Co-chairman GM Quader will lead the party in absence of its chief HM Ershad.
In a statement sent to the media, Ershad said that Quader will act as the “party chairman” and will be responsible for overseeing the “overall organisational activities”.
Ershad hoped that “the JP council will also elect him (Quader) as its chairman to give him the full responsibility of the party.”
“Meantime, Quader will assist me in carrying out my duties as long as I (Ersahd) will remain as the party chairmen,” reads the statement.
Ershad’s Deputy Press Secretary Khandakar Delwar Jalai confirmed Bangla Tribune of dispatching the letter to the media.
On Dec 8, Ershad appointed Howlader ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader as his special assistant five days after replacing Howlader with Mashiur Rahman Ranga as the secretary general.
Howlader, a member of the party’s policymaking Presidium, was tagged as the “second man of the party.”
On Dec 3, Howlader was removed from his position and replaced by Presidium Member Md Mashiur Rahman Ranga.