Sports Desk: Tabith Awal has been elected as the President of Bangladesh Football Federation (BAFFE). He succeeded the outgoing president Kazi Salauddin by getting 123 votes in the election on Saturday (October 26).

After being elected, Tabith Awal announced the reform of the constitution of BAFUF in a conversation with the media. He said, 'We all agree that we want to bring reforms in football. It is for this reason that we will undertake constitutional reform at the outset. At the same time, there will be an effort to make the standard of play on the field higher.'

Besides, the newly elected BAUF President thanked the current Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan for giving him the courage to conduct elections in a 'free atmosphere'. He said, 'Today we are thanking you for the contribution of the revolutionary students in free Bangladesh in the last month of July-August. Special thanks to our current sports advisor Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan, a young, sports enthusiast. Under his guidance and with his courage, we are preparing to take football to a better place in the future by choosing such a good free environment.'

In response to the question which part of the constitution will the new committee insist on reforming, Tabith Awal said, 'We will undertake many action plans. As you already know our senior vice president has given a manual regarding the federation. We will take the final decision in the first meeting by bringing forward more documents.