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DHAKA, Nov 15, 2025 (BSS) - In the biennial election of the more than century-old traditional organization Chattogram Samity-Dhaka, a full panel led by Dr. Chowdhury Mahmud Hasan and Md. Mozammel Haque Chowdhury has been elected unopposed for the 2026–2027 executive council.

Dr. Chowdhury Mahmud Hasan has been elected President, while Mohammad Shafiul Azam Chowdhury, Muhammad Nurul Islam, Md. Tanvir Khan, Dr. Muhammad Ismail and Md. Gias Uddin Chowdhury as Vice-Presidents, said a press release of the association. 

Mohammad Mozammel Haque Chowdhury has been elected General Secretary (GS), with Mohammad Arif Uddin as Finance Secretary.

The newly elected Joint General Secretaries are Shafiqur Rahman Shafiq and Mohammad Mansur Ali Chowdhury. 

Engineer Zahid Absar Chowdhury has been chosen as Organizing Secretary, while Parvez Md. Chowdhury will serve as Publicity and Publication Secretary. 

Engineer Zahid Murad has been elected Education and Library Secretary, and Mostafa Iqbal Chowdhury Mukul will lead the Literature and Seminar division.

Mohammad Sohel Arif has been elected Sports Secretary, Md. Omar Hayat Chowdhury (Kawsar) as Cultural Secretary, Md. Iqbal Hossain as Office Secretary, and Mokshed Alam Manju as Health and Social Welfare Secretary. Sadid Reza Chowdhury will serve as International Secretary, Mahfuzur Rahman as Human Resources Development Secretary, and Laboni Chakma as Women and Children Affairs Secretary. Mohammad Sirajul Haque has been elected Legal Affairs Secretary.

The Executive Members elected are  - Syed Alam, Md. Kafil Uddin Chowdhury, Mohammad Yusuf Ali Chowdhury, Engineer Md. Jahangir Alam, Md. Abul Kashem, Habibul Islam, Md. Hamidul Islam Sikder, SM Masud Parvez, Md. Habibur Rahman (Habib), Nurul Ansar, Md. Tariqul Islam, Md. Rahim Uddin, and Zafar Ahmed Bina.

The Election Commission was constituted in accordance with the association’s constitution. 

Former Additional Secretary Md. Nazim Uddin Chowdhury served as chief election commissioner, while former Additional Secretaries Mohammad Habibul Kabir Chowdhury and Mohammad Munir Chowdhury, Secretary Dr. Nazneen Kausar Chowdhury, and Deputy Attorney General Barrister Mohammad Osman Chowdhury served as election commissioners.