Pro-Awami League (AL) Blue Panel teachers gained a landslide victory in the Dhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA) election Thursday. The voting was held at Dhaka University Club from 10am to 2pm. The results were announced around 5pm. Blue Panel bagged 14 posts of the 15-member executive committee with Professor Md Nizamul Hoque Bhuiyan of the Institute of Nutrition and Food Science elected as president and Professor Zinat Huda of the sociology department as general secretary. DUTA election: AL leaning 'Blue Panel' wins all but one EC posts Also, from the panel, Professor Md Masudur Rahman of the marketing department and Professor Abu Khaled Mohammad Khademul Haque of the Islamic History and Culture department were elected treasurer and joint secretary, respectively. BNP and Jamaat-backed White Panel candidate Professor Lutfor Rahman of the statistics department won the vice-president post of the committee.

Awami League-backed teachers under “Blue Panel” have won the Dhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA) polls without contest as no other panel submitted nomination forms by the stipulated time.

Dhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA) on Thursday morning formed a human chain to protest against the recent incidents of violence against women, rape and torture.

Pro-Awami League ‘Blue’ Panel teachers swept the Dhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA )election on Monday.