BNP has appointed its standing committee member Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi as the party’s acting secretary general. The appointment was announced in a BNP press release on Thursday, published on August 20, 2026. The party said the nomination takes effect immediately.

According to the release, Rizvi was nominated in line with the BNP constitution. It identified him as a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s national standing committee before his appointment to the acting secretary general position.

The announcement was signed by BNP joint office secretary Muhammad Munir Hossain. The source did not provide further details on the reason for the appointment, the tenure of the acting role, or any additional responsibilities attached to the post.