Nurul, Kalam elected president, general secretary of Rangpur Bivag Samity

ZOOMBANGLA DESK: Md. Nurul Islam, secretary of religious affairs ministry, and Md. Abu Kalam Siddiq, deputy inspector general of Bangladesh Police, have been elected president and general secretary of Rangpur Bivag Samity, Dhaka respectively.

They were elected at the annual general meeting of the Dhaka based regional organisation held at Military Farm in Savar on Saturday.

Of them Nurul Islam, who was the general secretary of the outgoing committee, hailed from Dinajpur district and Abu Kalam Siddiq, who was the vice-president of the outgoing committee, hailed from Nilphamari district.

Besides, businessman Sirajul Islam was elected treasurer of the new committee. Outgoing president Mahfuzur Rahman and executive president Dr. Abdullah Al Naser were made the senior executive members of the 71-member committee.

Deputy speaker Advocate Fazle Rabbi Mia, railway minister Nurul Islam Sujon and social welfare minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed were present, among others, at the annual general meeting.

The AGM was followed by a colorful cultural programme performed by Naksi Katha band, renowned singers and the children of the organisation’s members.