Pro-AL panel sweeps Duta polls

The ruling Awami League-backed Blue Panel teachers swept the Dhaka University Teachers' Association (Duta) election today.

The Blue Panel bagged 14 posts of the 15-member executive committee while its counterpart pro the BNP and Jamaat-backed White Panel got executive member post of the committee.

Prof ASM Maksud Kamal, of Disaster Science and Management department, was elected as president for the second time defeating Prof Md Sirazul Islam of White Panel. He got 949 votes while his rival bagged 477 votes.

Prof Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, the dean of Business Studies Faculty, won the post of General Secretary from the Blue Panel defeating Prof Lutfor Rahman of the white panel. Prof Shibli bagged 725 votes while his rival Lutfor got 679 votes.

A total of 1,502 teachers out of 2010 cast their votes that began from 10:00 am at the Dhaka University Teachers' Club.