New BGMEA board takes charge
Sun Online Desk
13th April, 2021 07:50:30
The new board of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) took charge from the outgoing committee on Tuesday.
Managing Director of Giant Group Faruque Hassan has officially taken over as the president of the apex trade body. The office-bearers of BGMEA will serve for the 2021-23 term.
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).
Recovery of apparel exports top priority
BGMEA President-elect Faruque Hassan says in an interview after his election victory
Faruque Hassan
Faruque Hassan, the president-elect of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), has vowed to beef up international marketing to recover the apparel export losses that stemmed from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
Earnings from apparel shipment, which contributes about 85 per cent to national shipment, declined to $27.94 billion in the last fiscal year from $34.13 billion a year ago as the crisis battered global economies and caused demand to collapse. My first job would be to revive our export earnings so that factories operate well, nobody loses jobs, and the economy runs well, said Hassan, also the managing director of Giant Group, one of the leading garment exporters.
Faruque Hassan elected new BGMEA president
Sun Online Desk
5th April, 2021 10:09:58
Faruque Hassan has become the new president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) for the term 2021-2023.
Hassan led Sammilita Parishad won the biennial election securing 24 posts of directors while the other panel, Forum Panel, led by ABM Shamsuddin won 11 posts.
The election was held peacefully on Sunday from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm at Hotel Radisson Blu in Dhaka and from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at regional office of BGMEA in Chattogram.
The BGMEA polls witnessed a voters’ turnout of 86 percent. Out of the 1853 voters in Dhaka region, some 1604 BGMEA members cast their votes while out of the 461 voters in Chattogram region, some 392 voters cast their votes in Chattogram region.
Staff Correspondent, bdnews24.com
Published: 05 Apr 2021 02:04 AM BdST
Updated: 05 Apr 2021 02:04 AM BdST
Faruque Hassan is set to become president of garment exporters’ group BGMEA as his panel Sammilita Parishad led by the Giant Group boss has won 24 out of the 35 posts of directors. );
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Forum, the other panel of outgoing BGMEA President Rubana Huq, secured the remaining 11 seats in the elections held on Sunday.
Faruque, a former director, vice-president and senior vice-president of the association, secured 1,204 votes according to the results published at midnight.
He is also serving as consul general of Greece in Dhaka. Abdus Salam Murshedy, former president of the BGMEA, is the coordinator of the Sammilita Parishad panel.
BGMEA elects new leadership today
Sun Online Desk
4th April, 2021 09:24:56
The biennial election of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) is underway 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.
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.