Sports Desk : dhakamirror.com
Tabith Mohammad Awal has been elected as the president of the Bangladesh Football Federation for the next four years following a landslide victory in the BFF polls on Saturday.
The two-time former BFF vice-president, a politician and businessman, Tabith secured 123 votes against five secured by the other contestant at this post—sports organiser AFM Mizanur Rahman during the elections, which took place at Hotel InterContinental, confirmed BFF’s chief election commissioner, Mezbah Uddin Ahmed.
Five of the 133 delegates were absent from the AGM and elections.
‘Of 133 votes, 128 voters casted their votes and Tabith Awal bagged 123 votes out of 128 casted votes while Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury got five votes. Tabith Awal was declared BFF president for 2024 to 2028 tenure,’ said Mejbah in a video message provided by BFF.
Tabith is the fourth elected BFF president after Golam Mostafa, SA Sultan, and Kazi Salahuddin.