Number of voters soars ahead of BGMEA polls
The number of voters in the election of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has risen to 2,313.
The trade body published the preliminary list of the voters for the biennial election for the tenure of 2021-23. The election will be held on April 4.
The number of voters during the election of 2019 was 1,956.
"The number of voters rose mainly for the renewal of the membership ahead of the election," said M A Rahim, head of the membership committee of the association.
The number of new voters is not that much as the number of new factories is low, he said.
Many of the members had not had their membership renewed over the last two years. "They are renewing the membership now," he said.
So far, more than 250 members renewed their membership, he said.
The BGMEA published the preliminary voter list on February 12. The membership committee will review the list before making the final voter list public.
Once the number of BGMEA members was 6,900, according to Faruque Hassan, the presidential candidate from the Sammilito Parishad, a panel in the BGMEA election.
Many had not had their membership renewed in the past. "This time, many of them have renewed membership. "The increase in the number of membership is not unusual."
Md Zahangir Alam, convener of the Shadhinata Parishad, another panel, said many had renewed their membership. "As a result, the number of voters may rise."
"In the last election, we had 1,956 voters. During our term in the last two years, we had 45 new factories registered," said Rubana Huq, president of the BGMEA.
Huq was elected as the BGMEA president from the Forum Panel two years ago. ABM Shamsuddin is contesting in the presidential post from the Forum Panel.
Of the voters, 1,852 are from Dhaka and 461 from Chattogram, according to the preliminary list.
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