Apex court clears way for FBCCI polls
The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for authorities to hold the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry election that has been scheduled for May 14.
The apex court yesterday scrapped a High Court order that stayed the process on March 22 to hold the FBCCI election for two months.
It also asked the FBCCI authorities to include a director nominated by the Mymensingh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) in its list by May 30.
A three-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha passed the order following a petition filed by FBCCI authorities challenging the HC order.
Barrister Imtiaz Moinul Islam, a lawyer for FBCCI, told The Daily Star that there is no legal bar for the concerned authorities to hold the FBCCI election on May 14 following the SC order.
Following a writ petition filed by MCCI President Aminul Haque Shamim, the HC on March 22 stayed for two months the process of holding the FBCCI election. It also issued a rule asking the authorities to explain why they should not be ordered to include a director nominated by MCCI in its list.
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam argued for FBCCI, while Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud and Barrister Bodruddoza Badal appeared for the MCCI president.
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