New committee of Bangladesh Association in Brisbane

The 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Bangladesh Association in Brisbane (BAB) was held in Brisbane, Australia. The new executive committee for the 2026-2027 term was announced at the meeting held at the Archerfield Wetlands Community Hall in Brisbane on Sunday (September 27) afternoon.

The outgoing committee for the term of 2025-2026 officially handed over its responsibilities to the newly elected committee through the AGM. In the first part of the meeting, the outgoing committee presented various activities, achievements and financial details of the past year. During this time, the members praised the development and social welfare activities of the organization.

The meeting unanimously approved a proposal to increase the annual membership fee from 20 Australian dollars to 30 dollars. In addition, outgoing president Sajib Mushfiqur Rahman presented several amendments to the sports policies of the organization's constitution to the members.

Election Commissioner Dr. Tarafdar Shamim conducted the election activities at the meeting. He said that as per Section 18 of the constitution and the election schedule, seven valid nomination papers were submitted against seven posts. There was no contest as there was one candidate for each post. Later, the new committee for the 2026-2027 term was announced through the constitutional process.

The new committee has been chaired by Dr. Nazneen Nila. Hasibul Chowdhury has been appointed as vice-president, Md. Omar Faruk as general secretary, Rahim Khan as treasurer, Lizia Salam as cultural secretary, Md. Sajedul Islam as sports secretary, and Hasan Tanvir as media and communications secretary.

Congratulating the new committee members, Election Commissioner Dr. Tarafdar Shamim expressed gratitude to the members of the organization for their cooperation in the election activities.

Newly elected president Dr. Nazneen Nila said the new committee will work to make the Bangladeshi community in Brisbane more well-organized, united and prosperous.

The 2026-2027 term of the Bangladesh Association in Brisbane has begun with the assumption of new leadership.