The first meeting of the support committee to assist the administrator of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) was held on Saturday at the BGMEA office in Dhaka.
Presided over by BGMEA Administrator and Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) Vice Chairman Md Anwar Hossain, all ten members of the support committee attended the meeting.
Speaking at the meeting, the BGMEA administrator said that the main objective of the committee is to prepare a fair voter list and conduct the BGMEA election as swiftly as possible.
He also sought the full cooperation of all involved in this endeavour.
The meeting thoroughly discussed the preparations for a fair voter list and decided that all parties concerned would work collaboratively on this matter.
It was also emphasised that the routine operations of the association, including arbitration, UD, UP, NBR, banking, customs and labour-related activities, would continue as usual.
At the beginning of the meeting, the BGMEA administrator and committee members observed a minute’s silence in memory of the martyrs of the mass uprising in July-August.
The committee members in attendance included Md Shahidullah Azim of Classic Fashion Concept Ltd, Enamul Haque Khan Bablu of Ananta Clothing Ltd, Miran Ali of Misami Garments Ltd, M Mohiuddin Chowdhury of Clifton Fashion Ltd, Asif Ashraf of Urmi Garments Ltd, Rezwan Selim of Softex Cotton Ltd, ANM Saifuddin of MS Wearing Apparels Ltd, Md Shehab Udduza Chowdhury of Amity Design Ltd, Shams Mahmud of Shasha Garments Ltd, and Sharif Zahir of Ananta Apparels Ltd.
On October 24, the BGMEA issued an office order signed by its administrator Md Anwar Hossain, saying that, in accordance with Section 18(2)(a) of the Trade Organizations Act, 2022, a ‘Support Committee’ comprising BGMEA members has been established to help the administrator fulfil his responsibilities.
On October 20, the commerce ministry dissolved the BGMEA board and appointed Export Promotion Bureau Vice-Chairman Md Anwar Hossain as the administrator of the trade body.