BGMEA biennial elections conclude with 89pc voter turnout

The biennial elections of the apparel apex body-- BGMEA—ended on Saturday at 5.0 pm with casting about 89 per cent votes to elect the next board of directors for the term of 2025-27.
Some 88.21 per cent or 1,377 votes have been cast at Dhaka, while 82.82 or 254 voters cast their votes in Chattogram out of a total of 1,835 votes.
The biennial elections of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) started at 8.0 am at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka and Radisson Blu Hotel in Chattogram simultaneously and ended at 5.0 pm.
Vote counting is going on at both centres.
A total of 76 candidates from three panels-- Sammilita Parishad, Forum and Oikko Parishad-- are contesting for the 35 posts of the board of directors of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
Both Sammilita Parishad and Forum panels have announced their full slates, each comprising of 35 candidates while Oikko Parishad is contesting with six candidates.
Chaity Group managing director and chief executive officer Md Abul Kalam is leading Sammilita Parishad while Rising Group managing director Mahmud Hasan Khan is the panel leader of Forum.
Romo Group chairman Mohammad Mohsin is the panel leader of Oikko Parishad.

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