FBCCI polls: group introduced

At a projection meeting yesterday, the election board of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) introduced the candidates of the chamber group.
The introduction took place at Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka. The biennial election is scheduled for June 19 at the FBCCI building. Voting will start from 9 in the morning to continue till 5 in the afternoon without any break.
The introduction of the candidates vying from the association group will be held at the same venue today, said Ali Ashraf MP, chairman of the FBCCI election board.
Ashraf said this year, 58 candidates are vying -- 20 from the chamber group and 38 from the association group.
According to rules, voters will elect 14 directors from the chamber group and the same number of directors from the association group to lead the apex trade body in 2010-12.
Ashraf also said eight directors from the chamber group and eight from the association group have already been nominated as per the chamber rules.
He said there are 315 valid voters under the chamber group and 1340 under the association group.
While introducing the candidates of his panel, AK Azad, managing director of Ha-Meem Group, promised to construct a building for FBCCI in the city, if he is elected. The candidates of the other panel were not present at the projection meeting.
"I will try to enhance FBCCI's capacity," Azad said.