Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Salam was the general secretary of the previous committee while Ata is a former president of the Awami League's Mirsarai upazila wing

They have defeated MP ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury and Gias Uddin, a former chairman of Mirsarai upazila council.

AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader announced the results on Saturday evening after as many as 353 activists voted at the council of the unit.

Central leaders have hailed the voting as a "milestone" because the leaders of the Chattogram north unit were elected through direct election while most of the times the party picks its leaders through negotiations, like it did in the council of its Dhaka city units in November.

The tri-annual council of Chattogram district north unit, h...