Our Correspondent :
The biennial election of Lohagara Press Club in Chittagong was held on Monday. Abdul Awal Johnny, a representative of Asian Television, was elected president and Taj Uddin, a representative of the daily Inqilab, was elected general secretary.
Other elected members of the committee are Ibrahim Khalil (Daily Ganakantha) as vice-president, Delwar Hossain Rashidi (Daily Dinkal) as co-editor, M Hossain Mehedi (New Nation) as organizational secretary and Mohammad Riduanul Haque (Daily Bhorer Dak) as finance secretary. Abul Kalam Azad (Daily Ajker Suryoday) as Office Secretary, Shahzada Minhaj (Dhaka Times) as Publicity and Publication Editor, Kaishar Hamid Tushar (The Bangladesh Today) as Sports and Cultural Secretary, Kaiser Hamid (Birkantha) as Executive Member, M M Ahmad Monir (Daily Purbakon), M Saifullah Chowdhury (Daily Karnafuli), Kaishar Iqbal Chowdhury (Daily Info Bangla), Russell Mahmud (Daily Agrasar), Muhammad Ahidul Islam (Daily Vorer Pata), Mirdad Hossain (Daily Desh Kantha) have been elected as members. Arman Babu Rommel, chairman of Upazila BRDB, was the chief election commissioner while Rezaul Karim, assistant professor of Dakshin Sukhchhari Abdul Khaleq Shah Fazil Degree Madrasa, was the election commissioner.