The biennial elections of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) will now be held on June 19 instead of June 17.

The polling date has been shifted because the Chittagong mayoral election is scheduled for the same date, a press release issued by the apex trade body said yesterday.

The FBCCI voting will start from 9 in the morning to continue up to 5 in the afternoon without any break.

Meanwhile, AK Azad, managing director of Ha-Meem Group and a presidential candidate, yesterday introduced the panel to journalists at a function at Purbani Hotel in Dhaka.

Azad also identified 28 other candidates vying for support against his panel. From the chamber group, the other candidates vying for directorship include Mamataz Uddin from Bogra Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Monowara Hakim Ali from Chittagong Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jalal Uddin Ahmed Yameen from Madaripur Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Shams ul Haque from Naogaon Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Mostafa Azad Chowdhury Babu from Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The candidates from the associations group include Jasim Uddin from Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association, MA Momen from Bangladesh Ink Manufacturers Association, Abdur Razzaque from Bangladesh Engineering Industries Owners Association and KM Aktaruzzaman from Bangladesh Furniture Industries Owners Association.