Sammilita Parishad, the panel led by Faruque Hassan, managing director of the Giant Group, recently won the biennial election for the board of directors of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) for 2021-23. Hassan will be the next president. The new board will take over on April 20. Incumbent president Rubana Huq also contested.

The Parishad bagged 24 out of 35 directors’ posts, while the remaining 11 director posts were elected from the Forum panel, lea by ABM Shamsuddin, chairman of Hannan Group and a former vice president of BGMEA.

The board of directors of BGMEA comprises 35 directors, of which nine are from the Chittagong zone. A total of 1,604 voters are in Dhaka and 392 in Chittagong.

“We will work closely with the government and the European Union to retain duty-free market access in the region up to 2031, after the LDC graduation in 2026. It is possible through apparel diplomacy," Hassan was quoted as saying by Bangladeshi media reports.

"My vision of BGMEA is to ensure that it becomes an organization that prioritizes service delivery for its members, where its members can receive them without any hassle," he added.

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