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FBCCI ELECTION

Appeal board hears allegations of cheating

SARWAR A CHOWDHURY
The appeal board for the FBCCI election yesterday heard petitions filed by seven business leaders, who complained that they were cheated by two FBCCI leaders in submitting their nomination papers.
On Sunday, seven business leaders appealed to the election board to allow them to submit nomination papers afresh for contesting in the apex trade body election scheduled for August 21.
Six of them claimed that they had handed their nomination papers to incumbent FBCCI Director Mohammed Ali in good faith, but Ali did not submit those.
Another business leader lodged a separate complaint against A Rouf Chowdhury, an incumbent director of FBCCI, as Chowdhury 'did not submit his nomination paper'.
The business leaders alleged that while collecting the nomination papers both the FBCCI leaders assured them of includ-
ing their name as candidates in the panel.
The appeal board, which heard the statements of both the sides, will submit the hearing report to the election board today, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) sources said.
Hearing of other appeals lodged by two other business leaders were also held yesterday.
Bazlur Rahman of Narayanganj Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Belayet Hossain of Chemical Importers Association, whose candidatures were dropped from the primary list, appealed to the board claiming that their documentation was correct.
After scrutinising the report, the election board will take decision tomorrow whether the appeals will be acceptable or not, sources said.
However, sources said appeals of the seven business leaders, may not be accepted as they handed over their nomination papers will-
ingly at their own risk.
The seven business leaders who appealed to the election board are Enayet Hossain Chowdhury, Anwar Hossain, Liakot Ali Bhuyian Milon, Mohabbat Ullah, Mizanur Rahman, Syed Moazzem Hossain and AHM Monzur Alam.
The election board primarily finalised nominations of 44 candidates, 27 from chamber group and 17 from association group, for 24 posts of directorship to the executive committee of the FBCCI.
August 2 is the last date of withdrawing nominations for the FBCCI biennial election and the final candidates' list will be published on August 3.
Among the 38 executive committee members of the FBCCI, 12 will be elected from chambers, 12 from associations, 7 from local chambers and the rest 7 from local associations. As per FBCCI constitutional provision, the president will be elected from the chamber group this time.