The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has reconstituted the Ad Hoc Managing Board of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) through a circular issued on Sunday.
Global health expert Dr Halida Hanum Akhter has been appointed Chairperson, said a media statement on Monday.
Dr Tasnim Azim, Associate Professor at the James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, has been named Vice-Chairperson, while former Additional Secretary Md Rezaul Karim will serve as Treasurer.
The seven-member Board also includes former Additional Secretary Md Afzalur Rahman; Brigadier General (Retd.) Dr Md Nasir Uddin Ahmed; Barrister Tanim Hussain Shawon; and public health specialist Dr Arefin Amal Islam.
The Ad Hoc Managing Board will serve for a three-month term from the date of issuance of the circular. Its primary mandate is to oversee BDRCS operations and complete the election process for forming a regular Managing Board.