, July 18 -- Tech entrepreneur, author, media personality, and sports organizer Shoeb Chowdhury has been appointed as the new President of the Bangladesh Rowing Federation.

Through an official directive, the National Sports Council (NSC), under the government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, dissolved the federation's existing ad-hoc committee and approved a robust new 24-member ad-hoc committee led by Chowdhury, who is also Honorary Consul of the Republic of Malta.

According to the official notification issued by the NSC, the previous committee failed to hold elections and hand over charges within the timeframe stipulated by the federation's constitution.

The committee comprises leading businessmen, high-ranking law enforcement...