Dhaka-6 MP Ishraque Hossain has been appointed president of the new ad-hoc committee of the Bangladesh Martial Arts Confederation.
Former athlete and sports organizer Mahfuz Hasan has been named its general secretary.
The 29-member committee was announced on Tuesday through an order signed by Md Doltuzzaman Khan, executive director of the National Sports Council (NSC).
According to the order, the previous ad-hoc committee has been dissolved and replaced by the new body, which has been tasked with holding an election within the next three months and handing over responsibility to the elected committee.
The committee has six vice-presidents: Jasmine Nahar, secretary at the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education; Md Monirul Islam, an athlete and sports organizer; Engineer Md Abdul Halim, CEO of Mallick Group; sports organizer Mohammad Tarikul Alam; Md Shahidul Islam; and Shahed Wahed Ali.
Md Shahadat Hossain Khan and Sayeed Md Alvi have been appointed joint secretaries, while Md Habibullah Parvez has been named treasurer.
The committee also includes sports organizers, former athletes, coaches, and international referees and judges.
The NSC said the committee was formed to arrange an election in accordance with the constitution of the Bangladesh Martial Arts Confederation and transfer responsibility to the elected body within three months.