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63 candidates cleared for Ctg chamber polls

The election board of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has cleared 63 candidates to contest for the post of director of the major chamber in the port city, known as the commercial capital of Bangladesh.

The board published the final list of candidates yesterday. It rejected the applications of eight candidates for different reasons, including loan default.

Earlier, nominations of 35 candidates were disqualified in the initial scrutiny, 27 of which were later restored following their appeals.

The final list of eligible contestants in the CCCI polls includes 41 from the general category, 16 from the associate category, and three each from the town associations and the trade group.

While six nominees from the town and trade groups were elected unopposed, 57 candidates will now compete for 18 director posts.

Md Tarek, assistant secretary of CCCI, said, "The scrutiny of nomination papers has been completed, and valid candidates from all categories have been included. The election preparations will now move forward.

"Those who wish to withdraw their candidacy may do so by 1pm on October 8, and the updated list will be published the same day at 3pm."

Among the eight disqualified are several well-known businessmen, including Amzad Hossain Chowdhury, president of the Bangladesh Ship Breakers and Recyclers Association, who was initially seen as a potential panel leader.

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