A faction of Jatiya Party (JP) announced the name of Raushan Ershad as acting chairman on Monday, a day after party Chairman HM Ershad made his younger brother GM Quader its co-chairman.

JP Secretary General Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu made the announcement at a press beefing at Raushan’s Gulshan residence in the capital at night.

Bablu read out a written statement and demanded the decision was taken at a joint meeting of the party's Presidium members and lawmakers.

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