Awami League presidium member Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury has been made acting president of the ruling party in the absence of AL President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now attending the Saarc summit in Bhutan.
Hasina gave the charge of the party to Sajeda, who is also the deputy leader of parliament, on Tuesday, said AL deputy office secretary Mrinal Kanti Das.
Hasina will return home tomorrow afternoon.