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Our Correspondent, Rajshahi

Akbarul Hasan Millat, News Editor of local daily

Sonali Sangbad and Shibley Noman, Rajshahi Bureau Chief of the daily Samakal have been elected the President and the Secretary respectively of Rajshahi Union of Jounralists(RUJ) in the biennial election of RUJ held at a press club in Rajshahi on Monday.

Among 41 voters, 39 cast ther voter Hasan Millat bagged 25 votes while his nearest rival Humayun Kabir got 14 votes on the other hand former RUJ secretary Jahangir Alam Akash was defeated by just one vote by bagging 19 votes to Shibley Noman.

Photo journalist Abdullah Iqbal elected tresurer by bagging 25 votes while his nearest rival Sharif Suman was defeated by 12 votes.

Photo journalist Asaduzzaman( Amar Desh) and Mamun ur Rashid ( Sunshine) were elected as members of the executive committee unopposed.