CHATTOGRAM, Sept 2: All 24 Directors of Chattogram Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) have decided to resign. Of them a total of 10 directors including the Vice President have already submitted their resignation to the President Omar Hajjaj on Sunday while the President will submit his resignation to the Commerce Ministry soon.
The CCCI sources said that the directors of the Chamber have decided to resign.
The Chamber will be administered as per directives of the Commerce Ministry.
Ten directors include Vice President Raisa Mahbub, daughter of FBCCI President Mahbubul Alam, directors Mahfuzul Hoque Shah, Ahid Siraj Chowdhury Swapan, Akhter Uddin Mahmud, Abu Sufian Chowdhury, Md Akter Parvez, Engineer Iftekhar Hosen, Adnanul Islam, Alamgir Parvez and Md Rezaul Karim Azad Earlier on August 29, senior vice president Tarafder Ruhul Amin and director Jahirul Islam Chowdhury Alamgir resigned.
A group of business people under the banner of 'Bonchito Bybosayee Forum' arranged a human chain at least twice in last week demanding the immediate resignation of the present directors and holding a fair election of the chamber.
They alleged that the chamber body has been formed without a fair election in the last several terms.
The current body was formed last year when Omar Hazzaz, son of former local lawmaker MA Latif, was selected as the president.
The 24-member body was formed through nepotism and without any election, alleged former business leaders.
