DHAKA, Jan 29, 2022 (BSS) -  Actor Ilias Kanchan has been elected as the new president of the Bangladesh Film Artistes' Association.

Actor Zayed Khan was re-elected as the general secretary in the 17th edition of the Association elections held on Friday.
Pirzada Harun, the Chief Election Commissioner, announced the results in the early hours of Saturday at the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) office in Dhaka.

The newly elected president bagged a total of 191 votes. While, his opponent, Misha Sawdagor, the immediate-past president, bagged 148 votes.
Representing the Misha-Zayed panel, the re-elected general secretary got 176 votes, while his opponent actress Nipun from the Kanchan-Nipun panel bagged 163 votes.