BGMEA members demand immediate dissolution of current board
Seven out of the nine members of BUFT are now fugitives
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A group of BGMEA members has demanded the dissolution of the current boards of the trade body and BUFT.
They also alleged that the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) failed to provide proper directives to its members who faced difficulties operating during the movement, especially after the turmoil stemming from the government change and the prevailing flood situation.
They placed the demand at a press conference held under the banner of "General Members of BGMEA" at a hotel in the capital on Saturday.
Mozammel Hoque Bhuiyan, a BGMEA member, alleged that the current board, led by SM Mannan Kochi and recently replaced by Khandoker Rafiqul Isam, took charge of the trade body through vote rigging and a fraudulent voters list.
He also alleged that Awami League MP Salam Murshedy, Industry and Commerce Affairs Secretary Siddiqur Rahman, and Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Md Atiqul Islam were shamefully involved in vote rigging with their respective forces.
He demanded immediate resignation and dissolution of the board and called for the appointment of an interim, non-political board to conduct a fair election with a fresh voter list.
However, he said they filed a writ petition regarding 400 fake voters, but the then-attorney general allegedly supported the Sammilita Parishad panel.
Talking about BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology (BUFT), he said seven out of the nine members of the university's trusty board are now fugitives.