Dhaka, May 31 -- The biennial elections of the apparel apex body-- BGMEA-ended on Saturday at 5.0 pm with casting about 89 per cent votes to elect the next board of directors for the term of 2025-27.

Some 88.21 per cent or 1,377 votes have been cast at Dhaka, while 82.82 or 254 voters cast their votes in Chattogram out of a total of 1,835 votes.

The biennial elections of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) started at 8.0 am at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka and Radisson Blu Hotel in Chattogram simultaneously and ended at 5.0 pm.

Vote counting is going on at both centres.

A total of 76 candidates from three panels-- Sammilita Parishad, Forum and Oikko Parishad-- are contesting for the 35 pos...