FBCCI elects 28 directors

Staff Correspondent

AK Azad and Jasim Uddin bagged 21 out of 28 posts of directors who were elected though polls of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Saturday.
The newly elected directors, along with 16 other nominated directors, are expected to elect today the president and two vice-presidents of the country’s apex trade body for the next two-year term.
The business community do not foresee any intense competition this year for the top post of the FBCCI as, so far, only one aspirant is there for the post of president.
AK Azad, chairman of Ha-Meem Group and publisher of Bengali daily Shamokal, was nominated from BCI and has been the lone contender for the FBCCI president. Sources in business circle said Salman F Rahman, a former FBCCI president and the private sector advisor to the Prime Minister, is backing the Azad panel.
The co-leader of Azad panel, Jasim Uddin, is so far the only contestant for the post of first vice-president while Momtaz Uddin or Nazibur Rahman or Monowara Hakim Ali or Nagibul Islam would be contes-ting for the post of
second vice-president, allocated for the chamber group.
In total, 341 out of 351 voters of the chamber group and 1,199 out of 1,340 of the association group cast their votes in FBCCI polls held Saturday. On early Sunday, counting of votes ended and the FBCCI Election Board chairman announced the results.
According to results, Azad-Jasim panel members were elected in 13 out of 14 director posts allocated for the chamber group.
The panel members elected are : Momtaz Uddin of Bogra Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mostafa Azad Chowdhury of Rangpur chamber, Ahmed Jamal of Faridpur chamber, Shamsul Haque of Naogaon chamber, Nurul Huda of Japmalpur chamber, Abdus Shahid of Kishoreganj chamber, Serajul Haque of Lalmonirhat chamber, Jalal Uddin Yamin of Madaripur chamber, Monowara Hakim Ali of Chittagong Womens Chamber, Jahangir Akond Selim of Chandpur chamber, Nazibur Rahman of Rajbari chamber, Golam Mostafa Talukder of Patuakhali chamber and Nagibul Islam of Netrokona chamber.
Aminul Haque from the opposition panel was elected while his panel leader, Dewan Sultan, became unsuccessful.
Azad backed panel members were elected in eight out of 14 posts allocated seats for association group. The elected directors are Mir Nizam Uddin Ahmed of Bangladesh Electrical Association, Jasim Uddin of Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Khondker Ruhul Amin of Restaurant Owners Association, Abdur Razzaque of Engineering Industries Owners Association, Harun Ur Rashid of Specialized Textiles Mills Association, Helal Uddin of Shop Owners Association, KM Akhtaruzzaman of Furniture Manufacturers Association, MA Momen of Ink Manufacturers Association.
Six members of the opposition Democratic Panel led by Abu Alam Chowhdury were elected also elected directors.
The elected members are Abu Alam from Bangladesh Crafts Exporters Association, Abdul Haque of Reconditioned Car Importers and Associa-tion, Obaidur Rahman of Aluminum Wares Manufacturers Associa-tion, Jalal Uddin of Bread and Biscuits Manufacturers Associa-tion, Anwar Hossain of Jewelry Exporters Association, Rabbani Jabber of Printing Industries Association. No member from Democratic Oikkya Parishad, led by Delwar Hossain, was elected. But FBCCI sources said their votes prevented Azad panel from securing more posts in association group directorship.
Six directors– eight from chamber group and eight from association group– have already been selected through nomination. Nominated directors from the chamber group are : AK Azad of Bangladesh Chamber of Industries, SM Nurul Hoque of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hossain Khaled of Dhaka Chamber, Shaharuzzaman Mortoza of Khulna Chamber, Golam Mainuddin of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hasen Ali of Rajshahi Chamber, Haseen Ahmed of Sylhet Chamber. Nomination from
Barisal chamber has been disputed.
The association group nominated directors are : AKM Nurul Fazal of Bangladesh Association of Banks, Abdul Muktadir of Aushad Shilpa Samity, Maqsudur Rahman of Frozen Foods Exporters Association, KM Zaman of Garment Exporters’ Association, Nizamuddin Ahmed of Insurance Association, Najmul Huq of Jute Mills Association, Fazlul Hoque of Knit-wear Exporters Associa-tion and Abdul Hai Sarker of Textile Mills Association

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