Jashim Uddin elected FBCCI president Star Business Report Star Business Report
Md Jashim Uddin, a representative of the Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association, has been elected president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) for 2021-23.
The elected and nominated directors chose the office bearers of the country s apex trade body, including the president and vice-presidents, yesterday.
The new committee will take charge at a ceremony on May 19, said Jashim, also the chairman of Bengal Commercial Bank. Addressing the challenges of the fallouts of Covid-19 facing our businesses would be my priority, he told The Daily Star.
Jashim Uddin elected FBCCI president
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DHAKA, May 9, 2021 (BSS) – Jashim Uddin, vice-president of Bengal Group, has been elected as the new president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) for the 2021-23 term.
Election Board Chairman Professor Ashraf Ali announced the results today.
Mostofa Azad Chowdhury Babu, a former vice-president of the federation and former president of Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has become the senior vice-president of the new FBCCI board.
MA Momen of Ink Manufacturers Association, Habib Ullah Dawn, a former president of Bangladesh Reconditioned Vehicles Importers and Dealers Association or BARVIDA, and Amin Helali of Printing Industry Association have been elected vice-presidents from the Association Group of the federation.
FBCCI gets new president, office bearers Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) yesterday got a new president for the period of 2021-23.
Md Jashim Uddin, a representative of the Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association, will lead the apex chamber to put forward the issues of business community.
FBCCI to turn its new 13-floor building into Covid hospital Star Business Report Star Business Report
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) today launched its new 13-floor building and announced that it would be turned into a Covid-19 hospital. The FBCCI has already signed an agreement with the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) to run the hospital, said Md Washim, an executive of the apex trade body. Both the FBCCI and BSMMU will launch the building as hospital tomorrow, Washim said. The new building of the FBCCI is situated in the city s Tikatuli area.
The 78 directors will represent the country s business community for the next two-year term.
This is yet another showcase of the absence of participatory elections at the country s apex trade body.
The leaders of the FBCCI have been chosen either through partial election or were selected on the basis of consensus among the potential candidates, said a former presidential hopeful and several former directors earlier.
Fake voters and political pressure exerted by the voters backed by ruling parties mainly dominated the election over the last few years, they said, all on condition of anonymity.
This has been going on for the last six years, depriving the voters of the opportunity to choose their leaders through participatory elections.