BOA polls today

The elections of the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) will be held today at the BOA House with some 80 councillors voting the office bearers. The polls will open at 9:00am.

The BOA polls have already lost attraction after some vital posts including the president's and secretary general's saw no contest.

Out of the 37 posts, three will remain vacant for the next four years as no fitting councillors for those posts have been found. The president [Army Chief General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq], the secretary general [Syed Shahed Reza], two vice presidents [Anjan Chowdhury Pintu and Mahbub Ara Gini], one deputy secretary [Najib Ahmed] and six executive members from different quotas have already been elected unopposed.

The councillors, however, will have the opportunity to cast their votes to elect three vice presidents, two deputy secretaries, a treasurer and 17 members.

Four candidates are contesting three vice president posts; three candidates will be competing in two deputy secretary posts while two candidates will be in the race for the treasurer's post.

In the executive member posts, 15 candidates will be competing for the 14 posts of Olympic disciplines while four candidates will fight it out for the three Regional Olympic body posts.