The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), the apex trade body, has elected 23 new directors to serve on its board for the 2023-25 term.
Two panels contested the election - Combined and Oikya. The former enjoyed better results in the end, sweeping 15 of the 23 spots being contested. Oikya Panel had to be satisfied with the remaining 8.
Of the 80 Board of Directors of FBCCI, the vote was held for 23 directors' posts.
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The elected candidates from the Combined panel are Hafiz Haji Mohammad Enayet Ullah (1294 votes), BM Shoaib (1279), Mir Nizam Uddin Ahmed (1257), Sirajul Islam (1246), Sahidul Haque (1215), Nizam Uddin Rajesh (1191), Muntakim Ashraf (1175), Rakibul Alam Dipu (992), Mohammad Aftab Javed (966), Ishakul Hossain Sweet (891), Amir Hossain Noorani (852), Syed Md. Bakhtiar (840), Tapan Kumar Majumder (835), Salma Hossain Ash (831) and Haji Abul Hashem (815).
From Oikya panel, the new directors are Kawsar Ahmed (1030 votes), Khandkar Ruhul Amin (988) among the elected members of the Trade Union Council, Md. Amin Helali (911), Niaz Ali Chishti (909), Abu Motaleb (899), Shami Kaiser (852), Rashedul Hossain Chowdhury Roni (837) and Hafez Harun (813).
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The election saw impressive turnout, knocking at almost 90 percent with 1746 votes cast out of 1954 eligible voters on Monday.
Elections for the posts of FBCCI President, Senior Vice-President, and six Vice-Presidents will be held tomorrow (August 2) by the new board of directors.