The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Presidential aspirant of the FBCCI and former BGMEA chief Annisul Huq yesterday said that there will be no allegation of market manipulation against him or his board of directors if he gets elected in the upcoming poll of the apex trade body. There are allegation of market manipulation against some of the directors of previous boards of the FBCCI.

He said if a committee monitors market situation sincerely none would be able to increase price of essentials without any notice.

Annisul Huq was exchanging views with business journalists at Dhaka Club yesterday ahead of the poll of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry to be held on March 17.

The former BGMEA chief said none of the previous FBCCI committee members has done anything for the development of any of its affiliate chambers.

"During the last one month I visited 44 chambers across the country. I have seen how neglected those are. Nearly 75 per cent of them have no offices. Chamber presidents meet the expenses from their own pockets," Huq said.

Disclosing some inefficiency of the previous FBCCI leaders he said FBCCI has no focus on future business generation. There is no concrete proposal from FBCCI for the real development of the small and medium enterprises, he observed.

Huq hoped that his panel would win the election with majority seats.