Dhaka, April 28 -- Ahead of the elections, the Sylhet Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry is practically divided into two factions. One faction is led by Professor Samia Begum Chowdhury and the other is former acting president Lubana Yasmin Shampa. Lubana's faction alleges that there is an attempt to politicize the Women's Chamber. Samia Group says this allegation is not true. Women entrepreneurs are definitely eligible to become members.

Meanwhile, Lubana Group members have expressed concerns about a fair and impartial election as they refrained from submitting membership forms on the last day of submitting renewal fees. As a result, the issue of political influence in the Women's Chamber in the upcoming elections has come up for d...