The New Nation - Internet Edition

Chittagong Correspondent

The long-awaited election of Chittagong University Teachers Association (CUTA) will be held today to elect 11 members of its executive body.

The district administration has given permission for holding the CUTA election that will take place at the auditorium of the Commerce Faculty.

Voting begins at 9:00 am and will continue until 1:30 p.m. without break.

Some 22 candidates from Awami League and left leaning parties backed Yellow Panel and BNP and Jamat-e-Islami supported White Panel will vie for 11 posts of the executive body of the association.

The voter list comprises 610 faculty members. Meanwhile, 61 voters have already cast their votes in advance at the office of CUTA on Wednesday and Thursday.

Dr. Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Professor of Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, from Yellow Panel and Dr. Ershad Kamal Khan, Professor of Economics department, from White Panel will vie for the post of president .

Associate Professor of Botany department Dr. Mohammad Kamrul Huda from the Yellow panel and Professor of Statistics department Mohammad Abdul Karim from White panel will are in the race for the post of general secretary.

Professor of Philosophy department Mohammad Absar Ali has been made chief election commissioner while Associate Professor of Statistics Department Chandan Kumar Poddar and Associate Professor of Marketing department Hossain Shaheed Sorwardi will act as assistant election commissioners to conduct the election.