Dr ABM Abdullah, professor of Internal Medicine at Banghabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), was elected the dean of BSMMU’s medicine faculty on Thursday.
His only contender, Prof Akramullah Sikder of the Dermatology Department, secured only 13 votes, while Dr Abdullah bagged 98. Out of 179 votes, 114 ballots were cast, with 3 votes being cancelled.
Prof M Iqbal Arslan of Basic Science, Prof Konok Kanti Barua of Surgery, and Prof Ali Asgar Moral of Dentistry faculties – faced no contest in securing the position of deans of their respective faculties, as Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB) rejected the election.
Earlier, DAB withdrew all of its eight candidates who submitted nomination papers to contest for the four dean posts.
Swadhinata Chikitsak Parishad (Swachip) leaders of BSMMU, in a statement, expressed gratitude to the teachers for selecting their candidates as deans. Professor Md Sayedur Rahman acted as the election commissioner.
