DHAKA: Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin has been elected as the president of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for the third time at a stretch on Saturday (April 30).

The two-time president bagged 83 votes while his nearest candidate Quamrul Ashraf Khan Poton, lawmaker from Palash of Narsingdi, got 54 votes.

Earlier in the day, voting of BFF Election-2016 began at Hotel Radisson in city at 2:00pm and continued till 5:00pm peacefully.

Two candidates vied for the position of president while 10 for vice-president and 29 for members’ positions.

Meanwhile, Abdus Salam Murshedi has already been elected unopposed as senior vice-chairman.

BDST: 2203 HRS, APR 30, 2016
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