Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Campaign for the FBCCI polls was started formally on Thursday through announcing panels with focusing different demand for the business community for next two years.

Nitol Niloy Group Chairman Abdul Matlub Ahmad announced his panel – Unnayan Parishad – for the biennial election to the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), scheduled to be held on May 23 at a press conference.

On the other hand, FBCCI first vice-president Monowara Hakim Ali also declared her panel –Shwadinata Baboshaye Parishad – through issuing a press statement.

Out of its 52 directors, the FBCCI, the country’s apex trade body, will elect 32 directors through direct voting, while the rest 20 directors will be nominated by the leading chambers and associations in the country.
“One of our main goals will be to negotiate for a single digit rate of interest; it is possible to bring the rate down to 9.0 percent without hurting banks’ profitability,” Mr. Ahmed said while announcing his panel at a local hotel on the day.
If elected, he will also form a support team that will work with small and medium enterprises as the sector is facing various problems on tax, VAT and access to finance. “Special programmes will be taken for women entrepreneurs so that they can be successful in their respective fields.”
Monowara, Maltub declare panels

Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry first vice-president Monowara Hakim Ali and Nitol Niloy Group chairman Abdul Matlub Ahmad on Thursday declared their candidature for the post of president in the elections to the FBCCI for the next two-year term.

Both the leaders on the day declared the names of their panels for the polls to be held on May 23.
Matlub will contest the elections under Unnayan Parishad panel while Monowara will be in the race under Shwadinata Baboshaye Parishad panel.

At a programme held in the Purbani Hotel in the capital, Matlub announced the names of the candidates from associations and chamber groups, 16 from each groups, for Unnayan Parishad panel while in a press release, Monowara said that the names of the candidates of her panel would be announced later.

Out of its 52 directors, the FBCCI, the country’s apex trade body, will elect 32 directors through direct voting, while the rest 20 directors will be nominated by the leading chambers and associations in the country.

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Nitol Niloy Group Chairman Abdul Matlub Ahmad yesterday announced his panel for the biennial election to the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, scheduled for May 23.
Ahmad will vie for the post of president of the country’s apex trade body. He declared his panel of 32 candidates from chambers and associations, at a press briefing at Purbani Hotel in Dhaka.
Ahmad has been nominated from the Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industry as a director of FBCCI.
Prior to the announcement, he said the business community is anxious over the bank interest rate.
“One of our main goals will be to negotiate for a single digit rate of interest; it is possible to bring the rate down to 9 percent without hurting banks’ profitability,” he said.
If elected, Ahmad will also form a support team that will work with small and medium enterprises as the sector is facing various problems on tax, VAT and access to finance.
“Special programmes will be taken for women entrepreneurs so that they can be successful in their respective fields,” he added.
Ahmad’s panel, under the banner of Unnayan Parishad, comprises 16 candidates each from the chambers and association groups, totalling 32 candidates.

Along with the panel’s candidates, 40 contenders will vie for 16 posts for directors of FBCCI from the chamber group; 37 competitors will compete for another 16 director posts from the association groups.
The elected directors, in addition to the 20 nominated directors from 20 leading chambers and associations, will select a president, first vice-president and vice-president on May 25.
Led by the elected president, the 52-member executive committee will run FBCCI for the next two years.