Dr Shafiqur Rahman has been reelected as the amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami for a third consecutive term.
Jamaat Assistant Secretary General Maulana ATM Masum, who is assigned as chief election commissioner to govern the party's internal elections, announced the name of Dr Shafiqur as its amir on Saturday night, November 1.
The party's central publicity and media wing shared this information in a press release on Sunday afternoon, November 2.
The voting was held through secret ballots by its Rukns (members) across the country from October 9 to 25, and after the balloting.
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