TANGAIL: Professor Dr ASM Saifullah and Professor Dr Md Masudar Rahman were elected president and general secretary respectively of the Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU) teachers association.

Earlier, direct voting was held on Tuesday at the 2nd Academic Bhaban on the university campus from 10am to 2pm. In the election, 26 candidates from 3 panels contested for 15 posts.

Democratic teachers panel ‘Nil Dal’ inspired by the spirit of liberation war Dr Md Nazmus Sadekin elected as treasurer, joint-secretary Md Rostam Ali, office secretary Dr Md Abir Hossain, Md Abdur Razzak as publicity and publication secretary, Md Ahsan Habib as education and research secretary, Brishti Chakraborty as cultural and social welfare secretary and Dr Ashraf Hossain Talukdar has been elected.

Professor Dr Rokeya Begum as the Chief Election Commissioner and Dr KM Kaderi Kibria and Noorjahan Khatun served as election commissioner.