‘Sammilito Parishad’, a panel in the upcoming election of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Expprters Association (BGMEA)  has pledged that they will work to build it as a professional business organisation refraining from past political motives.

Speaking at a meet the press event at a local hotel on Thursday former president of BGMEA Faruque Hasan urged the association's members to vote the panel's candidates.

He described  the candidates of ‘Sammilito Parishad’ as capable to lead the organisation in the global arena amid the tariff war in a very unstable global market situation.

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“Bangladesh is the number one cotton consumption country despite a very few quantity of cotton is produced in the domestic market.  So we have to think about a smooth cotton supply chain for sustainable production in the changing global situation,” he added.

He also said that the number of BGMEA memberships saw changes in last 10 years due to closing of some factories.

Denying the allegation of fake voters in the BGMEA voter list in the past he said, despite political identities  of some board members of BGMEA, they all worked for the development of the clothing sector business.

He said that the BGMEA has to work with both political and non-political governments, but there is no scope for involving politics in the organisation.

Panel leader Md. Abul Kalam of Chaity Group, senior entrepreneur Moniruzzaman and other senior leaders of ‘Sammilito Parishad’ spoke at the event.

Former BGMEA president Khandoker Rafiqul Islam, former board member of BGMEA Abdullahil Rakib, Asif Ashraf, Moshiur Azam Shajal, among others, are contesting in the BGMEA Election for 2025-27.

The BGMEA election is set for May 31.