DST News: Nurul Islam Saddam has been elected as the central president of Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir, while Sibgatullah has been appointed secretary general for the 2026 term.
Saddam’s election was decided through votes cast by Chhatrashibir members across the country and formally announced today during the second session of the organisation’s central members’ conference at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Agargaon.
The nationwide online voting for the president took place from Wednesday evening to Thursday night. Following the election, and in line with the organisation’s constitution, the newly elected president nominated Sibgatullah as secretary general in consultation with the executive council.
In a Facebook post, Chhatrashibir confirmed that the election of the central president and the appointment of the secretary general for the 2026 session have been completed.
Before taking on his new role, Saddam served as Chhatrashibir’s secretary general, while Sibgatullah was the organisation’s office secretary during the 2025 session. Sibgatullah has also previously served as president of the Dhaka University unit.
Saddam completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Economics at Khulna University in the 2014–2015 academic year and is currently pursuing a Post-Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurial Economics at Dhaka University.
Sibgatullah studied at the Institute of Social Welfare and Research at Dhaka University and is now enrolled in a second master’s programme in Development Studies at the same university.
Earlier in the day, the first session of the conference was held, where Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman described Chhatrashibir as the de facto guardian of the student community.
The second session was presided over by assistant election commissioner and former central president Selim Uddin. Chief election commissioner and former central president Advocate Matiur Rahman Akand announced the results and administered the oath to the newly elected president.
