AKM Moinuddin and Emrul Kayesh. Photo: Collected

DHAKA, Jan 7, 2026 (BSS) - AKM Moinuddin, Special Correspondent of United News of Bangladesh (UNB) and Emrul Kayesh, Special Correspondent of Bangla Vision, were elected today as President and General Secretary of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) for the year 2026.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) and election were held at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro here.
Abeda Sultana Mukta, Diplomatic Correspondent of Desh TV was elected Vice President while Morshed Hassib Hasan, 
Special Correspondent of Channel 24, Rubaet Hasan, Senior Correspondent of Deepto TV and Nahid Hossain, Special Correspondent of Alap.news were elected Joint Secretary, Treasurer and Office Secretary respectively.

Bashir Ahmed, Special Correspondent of Daily Amar Desh, Pantho Rahaman, Special Correspondent of Channel I, Atiqur Rahman, Diplomatic Correspondent of Dainik Jababdihi, Khurram Zaman, Special Correspondent of Amader Natun Shomoy and 
M. A. K. Zilani, Diplomatic Correspondent of Daily Shomoyer Alo were elected as Executive Committee members.
Before the election, DCAB President (2025) AKM Moinuddin presided over the AGM where outgoing General Secretary Md Arifuzzaman Mamun and Treasurer Morshed Hassib Hasan presented their reports respectively.

Chief Election Commissioner and former AP Bureau Chief Farid Hossain, along with with Election Commissioner and Daily Times of Bangladesh Advisory Editor Elias Khan, announced the election results after vote counting.