Jatiya Chhatra Shakti (JCS), the student wing of the National Citizen Party (NCP), elected its new central and Dhaka University (DU) unit leadership on Saturday at its first-ever national council, held at the Aparajeyo Bangla Sculpture on the DU campus.

Abu Baker Majumder, the organisation’s outgoing general secretary, was elected central president, while Tahmid Al Muddassir Chowdhury, who previously served as president of the DU unit, was elected general secretary.

Abu Touhid Mohammad Siam was elected organisational secretary of the central committee.

In the DU unit, Hasib Al Islam was elected president, Ferdous Aiyam general secretary and Md Johir Raihan Ripon organisational secretary.

Al Amin Sarkar, chief commissioner of the council and outgoing general secretary of the JCS DU unit, announced the results. He also served as head of the preparatory and election committees for the council.

The central committee results were announced immediately after the DU unit results at the same programme.

NCP Convener Nahid Islam, who is also the chief whip of the opposition in the Jatiya Sangsad, attended the council as the chief guest. Several NCP lawmakers and senior party leaders were also present.

The day-long council began with registration at 9:00am, followed by voting by councillors from 10:00am to noon. A discussion session was held in the afternoon, while a rally and a cultural programme were organised in the evening.

The council was the first national council of the organisation since it was renamed Jatiya Chhatra Shakti last year. It was previously known as the Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad.