Kashef Rahman, co-founder of travel tech company ShareTrip Ltd. withdrew himself from the vote on Wednesday, the last day of candidate withdrawal in the biennial executive council election of E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB). As a result, 24 candidates were finally selected for the e-CAB 2024-26 executive member election. They will contest for 11 posts in the polls.
The e-CAB Election Board will conduct the election of eligible candidates on July 27 (Saturday) from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Md. Hafizur Rahman, the Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce is the head of this board. BNNRC CEO AHM Bazlur Rahman and FBCCI Director Syed Md Bakhtiar are there as board members.
According to sources, the Election Board has signed the final list of candidates on Wednesday at night. According to the list, the candidates are Mir Saheed Ali, Founder of e-Sufian; Chairman of Arpon Communication Limited, Mohammad Abdul Haque; Kinley.com CEO Mohammad Mozammel Haque Mrida; CEO of Reverie Corporation Limited, Nasima Akhter Nisha; Managing Director of Digital Hub Solutions Limited, Md Saidur Rahman; Founder of Mensen Media Tauhida Haider; Chief Operating Officer of Daraz Bangladesh Limited, Khandkar Tasfin Alam; Managing Director of Diabetes Store Limited, Mohammad Sahab Uddin; Founder of Salebazar.com, SM Nurun Nabi Hasan; Leader of Focus Frame, Md. Ruhul Quddus Chhoton; Co-Founder of Paperfly Private Limited, Shahriar Hasan; Foodpanda. Co-founder of Bangladesh Limited Syeda Ambareen Reza; Co-founder of Seba Platform Limited Mohammad Ilmul Haque; and Founder of Clean Force Limited Md Tashdikh Habib.
Among the candidates, furthermore, there are: Asif Ahnaf, Managing Director of Breakbite; Instructor Founder Khondkar Rifat Mozammel Haque; Craftsman Solutions Partner Mohammad Sazzadul Islam; Veri.com Chairman Abdul Aziz; Noreen’s Mirror Founder Hosnera Noori (Noreen); BGD Online Limited Managing Director Md Shafiqul Islam; Dhansindi Digital Limited Managing Director Shomi Kaiser; Express in Town Limited Founder and CEO Syed Uswat Imam; Pentagon International Limited Managing Director Md Khairul Karim Antu; and Technician Technology Limited CEO Sorab Hossain.
mong them, 11 candidates have already started their election campaign in various areas of Dhaka. The remaining 13 are asking votes by SMS and phonecalls. Many of the supporters are campaigning for their preferred candidates on social media and groups. In this case, there are allegations of breaking electoral discipline. However, 1 thousand 364 voters want to vote spontaneously to choose 11 of the final 24 candidates in a peaceful and harmonious environment without considering the propaganda.
According to sources, this year’s polls may be held at the Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Convention Hall (5th floor) in Shahbagh, Dhaka. However, according to the election schedule, the venue has not been confirmed yet. At the same time, there is no candidate familiarization meeting in the list.
However, as per the Election Conducting Rules, there is scope for group-based candidate familiarization meetings under the management of the Board Chairman. For this, the board can collect the contribution from each candidate at the same rate. On the other hand, as no second panel has come so far, the voters are still not able to feel the heat of the polling ground. The issue of election promises is still in a state of disarray. There is not that much competition in the competition of independent candidates. Candidates of personal image are leading the field so far.
