Altamash Kabir elected president of Dhaka Club
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- Altamash Kabir won the Dhaka Club presidency for 2026-2027 with 976 votes, defeating incumbent Shameem Hussain, who received 392.
- Kabir previously lost the 2025-2026 election to Hussain by 188 votes.
- Members also elected a 10-person executive committee during the club’s annual general meeting.
Altamash Kabir, editor and publisher of the daily Sangbad, has won the Dhaka Club presidency for the 2026-2027 term.
Kabir defeated incumbent Shameem Hussain, director of Robin Printing & Packages, by 584 votes. Kabir received 976 votes, while Hussain secured 392.
The result reversed the previous contest between the two candidates. In the election for the 2025-2026 term, Hussain defeated Kabir by 188 votes.
Members voted on Saturday during the club’s annual general meeting. They also elected a 10-member executive committee comprising Tarek Ahmed Adel, Osama Taseer, Tanvir Aziz Khan, Jahangir Chowdhury, SM Hafiz Al Asad, Nazma Akter, Md Aminul Hoque, Ambareen Islam, Abdur Rahman and Rabbani Jabbar.
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