Shibir elects new leadership

The Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir on Friday formally elected Nurul Islam Saddam as its president for 2026, and nominated Sibgatullah Sibga as secretary general for the year.

The election for the central committee for 2026 was held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre, Agargaon in the capital. Shibir activists from across the country cast ballots in the polls.

The student organisation announced the new committee in a facebook post.

Nurul Islam is currently studying for a post-graduate diploma in Entrepreneurial Economics at the Dhaka School of Economics (DScE) – an affiliate of the Dhaka University. He completed his bachelor’s and master’s studies in economics at the Khulna University, where he got enrolled in 2014.

Nurul Islam was the secretary general at Shibir’s 2025 central committee.

Sibgatullah Sibga is studying for a professional’s master’s degree in Development Studies at the Dhaka University. He enrolled in the university’s undergraduate programme in the 2013-14 academic session, and completed honour’s and master’s from the university’s Social Welfare and Research Institute.

Sibgatullah has been an office secretary in the central committee this year.