DHAKA, Dec 30, 2021 (BSS) - Awami League backed teachers under "Blue Panel" today swept Dhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA) election, bagging 14 out of 15 executive committee posts, including all key positions.

   Pro-BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami 'White panel' won only one member post in the committee.

   Blue panel's DU Law Faculty Dean Prof Dr Rahmat Ullah has been elected as DUTA president while Prof Nizamul Haque Bhuiyan of Food and Nutrition Sciences Institute as general secretary. 

   Prof Rahmat bagged 945 votes, while his rival Prof Yearul Kabir from White Panel secured 392 votes. Prof Nizamul bagged 970 votes while White Panel's Prof Abdus Salam of the "White" panel with 381 votes.

   Prof Sabita Rezwana Rahman of Microbiology department won the Vice-President post while Dr Md Akram Hosen of management and information systems department and Dr Md Abdur Rahim of Islamic history and culture department were elected Treasurer and Joint-Secretary respectively. 

  Nine executive members elected from the "Blue" panel are: Dr AGM Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan of Television, Film and Photography department, Dr Ishtiaque M Syed of physics, Dr Lafifa Jamal of robotics and mechatronics Engineering, Dr Chandra Nath Podder of mathematics department, Dr Md Nasir Uddin Munshi of Information Science and Library Management, Dr Mohammad Abdul Moin of Organization Strategy and Leadership, Dr Sadeka Halim of Sociology, Dr Zinat Huda of Sociology and Dr Firoj Ahmed of Pharmacy department.

   Prof Lutfor Rahaman of Statistics, is the only person elected as member from the pro-BNP White panel.

   The Chief Election Commissioner Prof Dr Tofail Ahmed Chowdhury announced the result at Dhaka University Club this afternoon 1398 voters, out of 1950, cast their votes.

   Earlier, voting was held from 10 am to 2 pm at the teacher's club on the campus.