Rahgir Al Mahi alias Saad Ershad has been made the Joint Secretary General of Jatiya Party (JaPa).
The party chairman GM Quader appointed him for the post on Tuesday.
In a press release, Sunil Shubha Roy, Press and Political Secretary of the party chairman, confirmed the matter.
Saad Ershad, son of late JaPa Chairman HM Ershad, was elected in the Rangpur 3 by-polls on October 5.
Saad Ershad bagged 58,878 votes, while his nearest rival BNP-nominated Rita Rahman polled 16,947,
The constituency fell vacant following the death of JaPa Chairman HM Ershad on July 14.