Sayed Ali Akbor, deputy librarian of Dhaka University, and Dr Md Anwarul Islam, librarian of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, have been elected president and secretary general of Library Association of Bangladesh (LAB) election 2017, said a press release.

Other office bearers are vice presidents ADM Ali Ahmmad, Dr Md Mizanur Rahman and Kazi Abdul Majed; treasurer Md Hamidur Rahman Tushar; joint secretary general Md Shamsul Islam, principal librarian of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission and a popular sports commentator; organising secretary Md Hurunor Rashid; research and publication secretary Md Amdad Hossain; female secretary Tanzeba Raihan Soma, and central councillors Sayeda Farida Parvin, Prof M Nasir Uddin Munshi, Md Akkas Uddin Pathan, Shama Prasad Bapari and Kazi Emdad Hossain.

LAB is the national association of library professionals, which started its journey in 1956. The election was held in eight divisions in the country on Saturday.