Eight hours of voting to elect the committee for 2023-2024 term of Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) – the oldest professional organization of the country – has ended, and counting has begun. According to Engineer Mohammad Azizul Islam, chairman of IEB selection committee, a total of 3 candidates are vying for the post of president, says a press release. The candidates are: Bangladesh Awami League’s Science and Technology Affairs Secretary Engineer Md Abdus Sabur, former vice chancellor of BUET Engineer Dr Prof SM Nazrul Islam, and Engineer Mohammad Ali. Read: ​​​​​​​IEB protests DCs' proposal on design, implementation of projects Voting started at 9:00 am today and went on till 5:00 pm. A total of 17,601 voters of 18 centres, 33 sub-centres, 13 international branches of IEB are casting their votes at the IEB central office.