Saiful Islam of privately run Boishakhi Television and Syed Shukur Ali Shuvo of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) have been elected as president and general secretary of Dhaka Reporters Unity respectively.

The DRU election for the term 2017-2018 was held at its Segunbagicha office in Dhaka today.

Saiful secured 607 votes beating his nearest contestant Abu Darda Zubair of ATN Bangla who got 343 votes while Shuvo bagged 502 votes defeating his nearest contender Mursalin Nomani of BSS who secured 279 votes, BSS adds.

Galman Shafi was elected as vice-president unopposed while Md Moin Uddin Khan became joint secretary bagging 542 votes.

Other elected office bearers are financial secretary Manik Muntasir (unopposed), organizing secretary Nurul Islam Hasib (461 votes), office secretary Md Jehad Hossain Chowdhury (588), women affairs secretary Jharna Moni (unopposed), publicity and publications secretary Aminul Haque Bhuiyan (unopposed), training and research secretary Md Mohsin Hossain (562), sports secretary Arafat Dharia (768), cultural secretary Mizan Chowdhury (unopposed), entertainment secretary Kamal Uddin Sumon (682 votes) and welfare secretary Kawsar Azam (732 votes).

Executive members are Abdullah Al Kafi, Mahmuda Doly, Jannatul Ferdous Panna, Md Zafar Iqbal, Abdullah Tuhin, Kamal Mosharef and SMA Kamal.

Some 1260, among 1521, voters cast their votes in the election held at the DRU office.