Ali Afzal elected president, Abdur Razzak senior vice-president of REHAB
Among other key posts, Mohammad Akter Biswas was elected vice-president-1 with 250 votes, Abu Khalid Md Barkatullah vice-president-2 with 255 votes, and AFM Obaidullah vice-president-3 with 234 votes
Md Ali Afzal has been elected president of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) for the 2026-2028 term, while Abdur Razzak secured the post of senior vice-president, according to preliminary election results announced early today (19 April).
The Election Commission released the results around 1am after completing manual counting, following a day-long peaceful vote yesterday (18 April).
Ali Afzal won the presidential post with 232 votes. Abdur Razzak was elected senior vice-president with 216 votes after a closely contested race.
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Among other key posts, Mohammad Akter Biswas was elected vice-president-1 with 250 votes, Abu Khalid Md Barkatullah vice-president-2 with 255 votes, and AFM Obaidullah vice-president-3 with 234 votes. Md Harun-ur-Rashid secured the position of vice-president (finance) with 262 votes.
Mohammad Morshedul Hassan was elected vice-president for the Chattogram region with 317 votes, the highest among candidates in that category.
In the director category, Mohammad Labib Billah received the highest number of votes, securing 338. Umme Jahan Arju and Habibur Rahman Habib jointly secured the second-highest position with 304 votes each.
Other elected directors include AZM Kamruddin, Captain Md Shah Alam, Md Khwaja Najibullah, Sheikh Kamal, Md Imdadul Hossain Sohel, N Zoha, Alhaj Professor Md Faruq Ahmad, Tasnova Mahbub Salam, Md Zahir Ahmed, Md Zahid Hossain, Md Mostafa Kamal, Md Imdadul Haque, Md Mahbubur Rahman, M Fakhrul Islam, Monjurul Farhad Philip, Suruj Sardar and Alhaj Golam Kibria Majumder.
Three panels contested in the election.
The newly elected leadership expressed hope of working with stakeholders, including developers, buyers, investors and public and private institutions, to address longstanding issues in the housing sector.
They said priorities would include resolving policy complexities, reducing registration costs, addressing limitations in bank financing and improving the approval process.
The leadership also expressed expectations of creating a more business-friendly environment, promoting planned urbanisation and expanding access to affordable housing.
