Faruque, Dip Azad elected BFUJ president, sec gen

Omar Faruque of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) and Dip Azad of Nagorik Television have been elected president and secretary general respectively for the next two years.

After counting the votes, election conducting committee chairman Shahjahan Sardar announced the results unofficially Saturday evening.

Other elected office bearers of the BFUJ are: Vice President Madhusudan Mondal, Joint Secretary General Sheikh Mamunur Rashid, Treasurer Khairuzzaman Kamal and Office Secretary Sebika Rani.

Four elected executive members are Ummul Wara Sweety, Dr Utpal Kumar Sarker, Nure Jannat Akter Sima and Sheikh Nazmul Haque Saikat.

The voting was held from 9am to 5pm at the 10 units of BFUJ- Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna, Jashore, Bagura, Rajshahi, Kushtia, Narayanganj, Mymensingh and Cox's Bazar.