Akon, Sohel new DRU president, GS

Abu Saleh Akon of Daily Nayadiganta and Mynul Hasan Sohel of Daily Inqilab have been elected president and general secretary of the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) respectively.
Akon bagged 801 votes, while his nearest rivals Mursalin Nomani and Shariful Islam Bilu won 496 and 102 votes respectively in the election held today.
Mynul secured 548 votes to defeat his nearest rival Shahnaz Sharmeen who bagged 364 votes contesting for the post of general secretary. Other contenders for the general secretary post Abdullah Al Kafi and Mahamudul Hasan secured 289 and 210 votes respectively.
Gazi Anowar was elected vice president with 698 votes and Nadia Sharmeen joint secretary with 723 votes.
Other elected office bearers are Finance Secretary Shakhawat Hossain Suman (uncontested), Organising Secretary Abdul Hai Tuhin, Office Secretary Rafik Rafi, Women Affairs Secretary Rozina Rozi, Publicity and Publication Secretary Mizan Chowdury, ICT and Training Secretary Shariful Islam, Sports Secretary Md Muzibur Rahman, Cultural Secretary Emdadul Haque Khan (uncontested), Hospitality Secretary Mohammad Salim Ullah (uncontested), and Welfare Secretary Rafique Mridha (uncontested).
The elected seven members of the new DRU executive committee are Junaid Hossain Shishir, Akhtaruzzaman, Borhan Uddin, Aminul Haque Bhuiyan, Faruk Alam, Suman Chowdhury, and Salim Ullah.
A total of 36 candidates contested for 20 posts in the DRU election. The voting began at 9:00am and continued till 5:00pm without any break.