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Sammilito Parishad has announced its panel of candidates for the upcoming elections of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA). The 35-member panel, led by panel leader and Managing Director of Chaity Group, Md Abul Kalam, will contest the BGMEA In biennial election for the tenure of 2025–2027. The panel includes two former BGMEA presidents, Faruque Hassan and Khandoker Rafiqul Islam. The BGMEA Election Board has finalised the list of candidates. Earlier, 43 candidates from Sammilito Parishad had submitted 44 nomination papers. Following the usual tradition, the panel leader submitted two nomination papers, and on the last date for withdrawal, other candidates withdrew their nominations in line with group's decisions. Garment sector resumes regular production after Eid: BGMEA Among the candidates for the 26 director posts in the Dhaka region are former Senior Vice-President of BGMEA and Managing Director of Four A Yarn Dyeing Ltd., Abdullah Hil Rakib; former BGMEA Vice-President and Managing Director of Urmi Garments Ltd., Asif Ashraf; former BGMEA Vice-President and Managing Director of Poshmi Sweaters Ltd., Md Mashiul Azam; Managing Director of Sparrow Apparels Ltd., Mustajirul Shovon Islam; Director of Tusuka Apparels Ltd., Firoz Alam; Managing Director of Shin Shin Apparels Ltd., Mohammad Sohel Sadat; Syed Sadek Ahmed of Space Sweaters Ltd.; Managing Director of Maya’s Garments Ltd., Md Ashikur Rahman (Tuhin); Md Nurul Islam of B2B Excellence Ltd.; and Managing Director of Fortis Garments Ltd., Md Shahadat Hossain. Other candidates include Additional Managing Director of Denim Expert Ltd., Md Mohiuddin Rubel; Managing Director of Galpex Ltd., Md Rezaul Alam Miru; Managing Director of Torque Fashions Ltd., Mohammad Kamal Uddin; Managing Director of TMS Fashions Ltd., Saifuddin Siddiqui Sagar; Managing Director of Sayem Fashions Ltd. and BYLC President, Abrar Hossain Sayem; Managing Director of BG Collection Ltd., Tamanna Faruq Thima; Mirza Faiyaz Hossain of Apparels Village Ltd.; Managing Director of Denim Attires Ltd., Helal Uddin Ahmed; Lithi Muntaha Mohiuddin of Lithi Apparels Ltd.; Managing Director of Jovian Sweater Ltd., AKM Azimul Hai; and Manzurul Faisal Haque of Tech Max Ltd. Also contesting are Managing Director of Mimo Cotton Zone Textile Ltd., S M Moniruzzaman, and Managing Director of Pullman Knitwear Ltd., Md Rashedur Rahman. For the Chattogram region, the panel leader is Managing Director of Independent Apparels Ltd., S M Abu Tayeb. Other candidates from the region include Managing Director of HKC Apparels Ltd. and former BGMEA Vice-President, Rakibul Alam Chowdhury; Managing Director of Madina Garments Ltd., Mohammad Musa; Managing Director of RSB Industrial Ltd., Anjan Shekhar Das; Managing Director of BSA Apparels Ltd., Nafid Nabi; Managing Director of Pacific Jeans Ltd., Syed Mohammad Tanvir; Managing Director of RDM Apparels Ltd., Mostafa Sarowar Riyad; Managing Director of Top Star Fashion Ltd., Md Absar Hossain; and Gazi Md Shahid Ullah of Sonet Textile Industries Ltd. According to the election schedule, the final list of candidates will be published on 8 May 2025. The election will be held on 31 May 2025 simultaneously in both Dhaka and Chattogram regions. After finalising the group nominations, panel leader Md Abul Kalam said that, as always, they have included some of the industry’s most experienced leaders in their panel, along with several promising young entrepreneurs, with the aim of grooming future leadership. He added that they are committed to working tirelessly to build a well-structured, participatory, and stronger BGMEA. Sammilita Parishad's rival panel is the Forum.    

The Faruque Hassan-led board of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) took charge of office on Tuesday as the apparel sector faces tough challenges amid the coronavirus outbreak. The outgoing board handed over the charge at a programme in Dhaka. The new board will be at the helm of the trade body for the 2021-23 term. BGMEA President Faruque, the Managing Director of Giant Group, succeeds Rubana Huq, the first woman to lead the body. He faces big challenges as the world struggles to free itself from the grip of coronavirus which has hit the global economy hard. The apparel sector saw orders of billions of dollars being cancelled during the pandemic last year. Thousands of jobs in the factories were also lost. Also read: New BGMEA office bearers announced Rubana Huq described 2020 as an alarming year for the sector. The situation was improving gradually when the coronavirus situation worsened suddenly in Bangladesh. Continuing operations braving the odds and maintaining Bangladesh's position as the second-largest exporter of RMG goods after China will be some of the key challenges of the Faruque-led board. "I want to unite the BGMEA to face the challenges and help the sector grow," he had after the announcement of the results of the election held on April 4. Sammilita Parishad led by Faruque won 24 directors’ posts out of 35 while the opposition panel, Forum, bagged 11 posts. Also read: Faruque Hasan-led Sammilito Parishad wins BGMEA election Other office-bearers of the apex trade body are – Syed Nazrul Islam (Chattogram), first vice president; SM Mannan Kochi, senior vice president; Shahidullah Azim, vice president; Khandoker Rafiqul Islam, vice president (finance); Miran Ali, vice president; Md Nasiruddin, vice president and Rakibul Alam Chowdhury, vice president (Chattogram). This year, 1,996 BGMEA members out of 2,314, cast their votes. Of them, 1,604 votes from Dhaka and 392 from Chattogram were cast in the election.

The biennial election of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is going to be held on Sunday at the Radisson Blu hotel in Dhaka. Two panels are contesting the powerful trade body's election this year. Earlier, Shadhinata Parishad merged with the Sammilita Parishad led by Managing Director of Giant Group Faruque Hassan. On the other hand, Chairman of Hannan Group ABM Shamsuddin is leading the Forum panel as its candidate for president. Current BGMEA president Dr Rubana Huq is contesting as a panel member of Forum. Also read: BGMEA election: Sammilita Parishad announces manifesto Former Vice President of BGMEA Mohammad Nasir said a total of 14 polling booths have been set up to cast votes from 9am to 7pm - an extra 3 hours over the usual to allow COVID-19 health protocols to be maintained. “A total of 1853 voters are in Dhaka and 461 in Chattogram. New board will take over on April 20. Five Vice Presidents in Dhaka and two in Chattogram will be elected in the election,” he also said. Also read: BGMEA Election: Forum candidates pledge to work selflessly for industry The candidates for each panel are numbered serially on each ballot: 1-35 are the Forum candidates and from 36-70 for Sammilita Parishid in the election.

The Sammilita Parishad on Tuesday announced its manifesto for BGMEA election for 2021-23 term.

All the candidates nominated for BGMEA Election-2021 by Forum, the panel with one of the strongest coalitions of the country's leading apparel exporters behind it, have pledged to work selflessly for the advancement of the RMG industry.

 

The Board of Directors of BGMEA has constituted an Election Board for holding the BGMEA Election 2021-2023 scheduled for April 4.