BGMEA polls today
Shahadat Hossain Kiron and Abdus Salam Murshedy
The biennial election of BGMEA, the apex trade body for the highest export-earning sector, takes place today amid a high hope of a new leadership to face the challenges from the ongoing global recession.
The issue of how the would-be leaders make themselves prepared to weather the possible adversaries in the days ahead is now talk of the RMG sector people.
Both the presidential candidates -- Shahadat Hossain Kiron, the panel leader from the Forum, and Abdus Salam Murshedy, the panel leader from Sammilita Parishad -- vowed to keep the RMG sector unhurt from any fallout.
The presidential candidates have already finished their campaign 24 hours before the polls.
While talking to The Daily Star, both Kiron and Murshedy have expressed the hope for a free, fair and credible voting.
“My first priority will be to provide a buffer against possible blows from the global recession and to keep steep growth of RMG exports. I also plan to develop entrepreneurship in the sector, if voted,” Kiron says.
Abdus Salam Murshedy is also firm to protect BGMEA members' interests.
He says he will try to revive the image of garment businessmen, as many manufacturers are pinpointed on illogical and irrational grounds.
"It's true that many factories have faced some odds for different reasons,” says Murshedy.
“I want to work on image building of the garment manufacturers, exporters and the country as a whole through business," he says.
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association sources said the voting starting from 8am will continue until 4pm, both in Dhaka and Chittagong office.
A total number of 2678 voters, the members of the BGMEA, will exercise their voting rights to elect 27 board of directors of the BGMEA for the 2009-2010 tenure.
Of the total voters, 2122 would cast votes in Dhaka and 556 in Chittagong.
M Anisuzzaman, chairman of the BGMEA Election Committee, said, “Everybody is cooperating me in holding a fair election.”
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