Tahmeed Al-Hussaini elected president, Jahangir Alam secretary general

Prof Dr Tahmeed M Al-Hussaini has been elected President of the Bangladesh Earthquake Society (BES), while Prof Dr Md Jahangir Alam has been chosen as Secretary General for the 2026–2028 term, following the organisation’s latest executive committee election.

The election was held on 11 April at the Seminar Hall of the Dr Jamilur Reza Choudhury Civil Engineering Building.

Voting was conducted only for the position of President, with life members participating both in person and online. All other positions were elected uncontested.

The newly elected Executive Committee comprises Syed Ashraf Ul Islam and Abdul Latif Khan as Vice-Presidents, Prof Dr Md Jahangir Alam as Secretary General, Prof Dr Mohammad Al Amin Siddique as Treasurer, and Prof Dr Syed Ishtiaq Ahmad as Editor.

The committee also includes six members: Engineer Md Abdul Malek Sikder, Prof Dr Mohammad Shariful Islam, Engineer Syed Mahfuz Ahmad, Engineer Mohammad Mahbubul Alam (Noyan), Engineer Mohammad Anwar Hossain, and Engineer Muhammad Mahbubul Alam.

The election was conducted by a three-member Election Committee led by Prof Dr MR Kabir, Vice-Chancellor of Daffodil International University, as Convener, alongside Dr Rupak Mutsuddy and Engineer Rafiqul Islam.

Established in 2002 under the leadership of the late Prof Dr Jamilur Reza Choudhury, BES aims to play an active role in mitigating earthquake risks in Bangladesh.