The biennial general meeting and election of Forum for Energy Reporters Bangladesh (FERB), the organization of energy reporters in the country, has been completed. Daily Sun's Shamim Jahangir was re-elected as chairman while Barta24.com Chief Correspondent Serajul Islam Siraj have been elected as Executive Director.
On Tuesday (30th January) the elections were held after the general meeting in the Vijay Hall Room of Vidyut Bhavan.
7 out of 9 positions on the Executive Committee were elected unopposed.
Others elected are - Vice Chairman Lutfar Rahman Kakon, Director (Development & Finance) Hasnain Imtiaz, Director (Research & Training) Nazmul Haque Likhan, Director (Data Bank) Md. Yamin, Director (Recreation & Welfare) Mujeeb Masood, Managing Member Ashraful Islam and Hasan Azad.
Chief Election Commissioner Saiful Hasan Chowdhury and two commissioners Shamim Hasan (Director of Public Relations of Power Development Board Division) and Commissioner Tariqul Islam Khan (Deputy General Manager, Public Relations of Petrobangla) conducted the election.