In a press release, it was announced that AKM Salim Osman has been re-elected as the President of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) for the term of 2023-2025. This marks his seventh consecutive term in office.
Salim Osman, the Managing Director of Wisdom Attires Ltd, is also a Jatiya Party lawmaker representing the Narayanganj-5 constituency. Notably, he is the brother of ruling Awami League lawmaker Shamim Osman.
The BKMEA election board declared the results on Tuesday, where Salim Osman and eight other office bearers were elected unopposed. No other candidates had submitted nomination papers for the election. Additionally, Mohammad Hatem, the Managing Director of MB Knit Fashions Ltd, has been elected as the Executive President of BKMEA, and Md Monsoor Ahmed, the Managing Director of MotaherColor Ltd, as the Senior Vice President.
Among the elected vice presidents are Fazle Ehsan Shamim, Amal Poddar, Gauhar Siraj Jamil, Akhter Hossain, and Ashikur Rahman. Morshed Sarwar (Sohel) has been elected as the Vice President (Finance).
Earlier, on July 20, the election board had announced that all 35 candidates for the directorship posts, under Salim Osman's panel, were elected unopposed, as there were no opponents, in accordance with the Trade Organisation Ordinance.
