Dhaka, May 7 -- A total of 76 candidates will contest for 35 posts of board of directors of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) in the upcoming biennial elections for 2025-2027 term.

Two platforms-Sammilita Parishad and Forum-- announced their final lists of candidatures with 35 each while another platform namely Oikkyo Parishad will contest the election with six candidates.

The BGMEA election for the 2025-27 term is scheduled to take place on May 31.

When asked, a member of the BGMEA election board confirmed that a total of 76 candidates had been selected from a preliminary list of 93 while the final list of comfitures would be published next Thursday (May 08).

Earlier, candidates from Sammilita Parisha...