The combined council has won all the 35 directorships in the 2024-26 term elections of BGMEA, a body of garment industry owners. As a result, the team leader of this panel, SM Mannan Kochi, is the next president of the organization. None of the other panel forum candidates could win the election.
On Saturday (March 9) polling was held simultaneously in Dhaka and Chattogram. Candidates of the two panels clashed before the start of polling in Dhaka. There was chaos in the polling booth in the afternoon. In the end, 89 percent of voters voted. Counting of votes started after 6 pm. After the counting, Election Board Chairman Jahangir Alamin announced the results at midnight on Saturday.
After the counting of votes, the election board headed by Jahangir Alamin, the former president of BTMA, announced the results. It can be seen that the leader of the Samilita Parishad party SM Mannan has got the maximum 1510 votes.
The winners of the combined council are: Dhaka Region Seha Design Managing Director (MD) SM Mannan, Team Group MD Abdullah Hill Rakib, Classic Fashion Concept MD. Shahidullah Azim, Director of Denim Expert Mohiuddin Rubel, Designtex Knitwear MD Khandaker Rafiqul Islam, Envoy Design Director Shehrin Salam, Fortis Garments MD Shahdat Hossain, Galpex MD. Rezaul Alam, MD Zakir Hossain of Kausar Knitwear, MD of Layla Style Imranur Rahman, Director of Macy's Garments. Ashiqur Rahman, BTP Group MD Miran Ali, Momson Service and Industries MD Nusrat Bari, Nutex Design Director Md. Nurul Islam, MD of Sadma Fashion Wear. Nasir Uddin, Sayem Fashion Director Abrar Hossain, Shasha Garments MD Shams Mahmood, Shin Shin Apparels MD Mohammad Sohail Sadat, Sparrow Group MD Shobhan Islam, Tex Town MD Anwar Hossain, TMS Fashion MD Saifuddin Siddiqui, TRZ Garment Industries MD Haroon Or Rashid, Tusuka Chairman of Fashions Arshad Jamal, MD of Urmi Garments Asif Ashraf, MD of Windy Apparels Mesbah Uddin Khan, MD of Young Forever Textiles Rajiv Chowdhury.
Amheco Fabrics MD M Ahsanul Haque, Argenta Garments Industries MD Mohammad Rakib Al Nasser, High Fashion MD Amjad Hossain Chowdhury, HKC Apparels Rakibul Alam Chowdhury, Madina Garments MD Mohammad Musa, RDM Apparels MD Mostafa Sarwar, Sonnet Textiles were the winners from the Chattogram region of the Combined Council. Director of Industries Gazi Md Shahid Ullah, MD of Top Star Fashion Abzar Hossain and Well Group Director Syed Nazrul Islam.