The Bangladesh Chalachchitra Sangbadik Samity (BACHSAS) will hold its 2026–2028 executive committee election on 20 November at the National Press Club in Dhaka.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the election committee on 8 October and finalised at a joint meeting on Tuesday, 20 October, when the final voter list was handed over, said chief election commissioner Erfanul Haque Nahid.
Nahid said the current executive committee had transferred its responsibilities to the election commission on time. He thanked the committee and said the commission would work with its cooperation to ensure a fair, orderly and festive election.
BACHSAS president Kamrul Hasan Darpan and general secretary Rahat Saiful, whose term runs from 2024 to 2026, also expressed hope for a lively election with broad participation.
“Many people are eagerly waiting for the election. We hope it will once again be a festive occasion with everyone’s participation,” they said in a joint statement.
According to a BACHSAS press release, the election will take place on Friday, 20 November, at the National Press Club.
The joint meeting was attended by current executive committee members, including joint general secretary Abu Sufian Ratan, finance secretary Ruhul Sakhawat, office secretary Ruhul Amin Bhuiyan and executive member Saju Ahmed.
Erfanul Haque Nahid is serving as chief election commissioner. The other members of the commission are senior journalists Imrul Shahed, Aminul Islam Raju, Hafizur Rahman Suruj and Abul Hossain Majumder.
