Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has been named chairman of the trustee board of the Bangladesh Freedom Fighters Welfare Trust, while Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan has been appointed president of the trust’s executive committee. The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs issued separate notifications on the two bodies, according to the report.

Ahmed Azam Khan has also been made vice chairman of the trustee board led by the prime minister. The same individuals have been included in both committees. Their members include State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Ishraq Hossain, Kishoreganj-4 lawmaker Md Fazlur Rahman, Cumilla-6 lawmaker Monirul Haque Chowdhury, and Noakhali-2 lawmaker Zainul Abdin Farroque.

The managing director of the Freedom Fighters Welfare Trust has been appointed member secretary of both committees. The secretaries of the finance, industries and liberation war affairs ministries have also been named trustees or members. The notifications, dated July 22, were published in gazette form on Monday.