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International Farakka Committee Bangladesh forms new executive committee
Dhaka, 25 Jan – The International Farakka Committee (IFC) Bangladesh formed a new executive committee on Friday, appointing IFC coordinator Mostafa Kamal Majumder as president and Sayed Mahmud Hasan Mukut as general secretary.
The extended meeting of IFC took place at Kusumpur under Sirajdikhan Upazila of Bikrampur, where outgoing President Prof. Jasim Uddin Ahmed unanimously formed the committee. IFC New York Chairman Sayed Tipu Sultan attended the meeting as the chief guest.
The committee appointed Prof. Jasim Uddin Ahmad as chief adviser, along with four advisers: Bulbul Khan Mahbub, Syed Irfanul Bari, Bahni Shikha Jamali, Elahi Newaz Khan, and Rafiqul Islam Bablu.
Dr. Nazma Ahmad assumed the role of Senior Vice-President, while Khandakar Nazimuddin Ahmed and Salem Suleri became Vice-Presidents. Ataur Rahman Ata took on the position of Organising Secretary, Jamaluddin Jamal became Publicity Secretary, and Rafiqul Islam Azad was named Joint General Secretary.
The committee also included eleven members: Abdul Hye Sikdar, Abu Sayeed Shaheen, Mahmudul Huq Sanu, Sadrul Hasan, Nafisa Daulah, Syed Murshed, Kazi Mostafa Kamal, Prof. Azad Khan, Prof. Ananya Laboni, Nabil Jasim Ahmad, and Shahidul Islam.
Additionally, the meeting selected four district conveners: Abu Bakar Siddique from Kurigram, Bari Sarkar from Chilmari, Advocate Mujibur Rahman from Munshiganj, and Aziz Ahmed from Rangunia, Chattogram.