DUJ election: President tie-breaker, Akhtar GS

The biennial election of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) was held at the National Press Club on Monday.
Sohel Haider Chowdhury and Sajjad Alam Khan Tapu made the tie-breaker bagging 812 votes each in the presidential post.
Akhter Hossain was elected GS bagging 637 votes while his nearest contender Jihadur Rahman got 592 votes.
Other voffice bearer are: Nazrul Islam Mithu Senior Vice-President, Ibrahim Khalil Khokon Vice-President, Jhahjahan Mia joint general secretary Shoel Chowdhury, Golam Muztaba Dhrubo, organizing secretary, M. Mamun Sheakh publicity secretary, Dulal Khan sports and cultural secretary, Shahjahan Shapon welfare secretary, law secretary Asadur Rahman and Jannatul Ferdous office secretary..
Eight members of the executive committee were elected from 26 contestants.
The polling was held from 9am to 6pm without any break.