Mahbubul Alam becomes new FBCCI president

Mahbubul Alam has been elected as the new
President of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries
(FBCCI) for the 2023-2025 tenure.

Election to the posts of President, senior Vice-President and six Vice-
Presidents were held at the FBCCI office in the capital’s Motijheel area
today.

Election Board Chairman A Matin Chowdhury announced the names of the new
office bearers of the FBCCI today.

Mahbubul Alam, chairman of M Alam Group, is currently serving as the
president of Chattogram Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI). He hails
from Gohira village under Raojan upazila in Chattogram. Mahbubul obtained his
degree from Chattogram University (CU) and was involved in student politics.

Previously, he was the president of Khatoonganj Trade Association for several
terms and also served as senior vice-president and vice-president of the
CCCI.

Md Amin Helay representing the Bangladesh Pathya Pustak Mudrak-O-Biponon
Samity has been elected as senior vice-president. The six other elected vice
presidents are: Khairul Huda Chopol (Sunamganj Chamber of Commerce and
Industry), Mohammad Anwar Sadat Sarker (Gazipur Chamber of Commerce and
Industry), and Joshoda Jibon Deb Nath (Bangladesh Chamber of Industries) from
the chamber group, and Shomi Kaiser (E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh),
Rashadul Hossain Chowdhury Ronni (Maize Association of Bangladesh) and Md
Munir Hossain (Exporters Association of Bangladesh) from the association
group.

Earlier, election of the FBCCI association group held on July 31, the
Sammilito Baboshayee Parishad panel clinched 15 posts of directors while
another panel Baboshayee Oikko Parishad bagged 8 posts.

The association group election took place on July 31 at the Bangabandhu
International Conference Centre (BICC) in Dhaka to elect the fresh leadership
of the association for the 2023-25 tenure.

Some 1,746 out of the 1,954 voters cast their votes with a turnout of 89.35
percent.

Among the Director aspirant candidates of the FBCCI, Hazi Mohammad
Enayetullah of Sammilito Baboshayee Parishad Panel got the highest number of
1294 votes followed by BM Shoaib with 1279 votes, Mir Nizam Uddin Ahmed with
1257 votes, Sirazul Islam with 1246 votes, Md Shahidul Haque Mollah with 1215
votes, Nizam Uddin Rajesh with 1191 votes, Md Muntakim Ashraf with 1175
votes, Rakibul Alam Dipu with 992 votes, Mohammad Aftab Javed with 966 votes,
Md Ishakul Hossain Sweet with 891 votes, Amir Hossain Nurani with 852 votes,
Syed Md Bokhtiar with 840 votes, Tapan Kumar Majumder with 835 votes, Salma
Hossain Ash with 831 votes and Hazi Md Abul Hashem with 815 votes.

On the other hand, out of the Baboshayee Oikko Parishad Panel, Kawser Ahmed
bagged 1030 votes followed by Khandaker Ruhul Amin 988 votes, Md Amin Helaly
911 votes, Md Niaz Ali Chisti 909 votes, Abu Motaleb 899 votes, Shomi Kaiser
852 votes, Rashedul Hossain Chowdhury Roni 837 votes and Hafez Harun Paan 813
votes.

Mahbubul Alam, the representative of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, led the Baboshayee Oikko Parishad Panel while Mir Nizam Uddin Ahmed
led the Sammilito Baboshayee Parishad Panel.

This year, the election was held only in the association group for 23 posts
of directors as the 23 directors for chamber group were elected unopposed
earlier.

In the association group, 49 candidates contested for 23 posts of directors.

Among them, 23 came from each of the two panels and three were independent
candidates.

The new board is scheduled to take charge on August 17. (BSS)