Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- In the biannual election of the Central Executive Committee of the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) Agriculturalists' Association, Md. Humayun Kabir has been elected president, and Dr Md Akikul Islam Akik has been elected general secretary.

A total of 60 candidates from two panels contested for 30 posts. The Humayun-Atikul panel won 21 out of the 30 positions, including president and general secretary.

According to a press release issued on Sunday, voting took place simultaneously at five centers, including the BADC Central Seed Testing Laboratory auditorium in Gabtoli.

Two panels contested the polls-- the BNP-backed Humayun-Akik panel and the Jamaat-e-Islami-backed Mahmudul Alam-Shafiqul panel. ...