SC allows FBCCI to carry on election process

The Supreme Court yesterday allowed the authorities concerned to continue the process for holding the election of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) until further order.

The FBCCI election is scheduled for May 14.

Yesterday, Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the SC Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order following a petition filed by FBCCI seeking a stay on a recent High Court order halting the election for two months.

The chamber judge also sent FBCCI's petition to the full-bench of the Appellate Division for its hearing on Monday. FBCCI lawyer Imtiaz Moinul Islam told The Daily Star that there is no legal bar for continuing the election process following the SC judge's order. Following a petition filed by Mymensingh Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Aminul Haque Shamim, the HC on Wednesday stayed the election process.