Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - The elections to the executive board of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) were postponed on Saturday for an indefinite period.
The biennial election of the BGMEA was scheduled to be held on February 24 to elect its office bearers for 2011-12.
"The election date was deferred for some reasons and I do not want to quote the reasons right now. The three-member election board will announce a new date on Sunday," chief of the election board Shafiullah Chowdhury was quoted by The Daily Star, a local newspaper, as saying.
A total of 3,259 voters were scheduled to elect 27 directors through the election of the BGMEA.
According to the guideline, the elected directors will select one president and four vice-presidents to run the association for two years. Among the vice-presidents, one is elected from Chittagong region and others from Dhaka region.
BBN/SI/AD-20Feb11-3:40 pm (BST)
