The elections of the Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the apex business body in the region, will not be held on Saturday, which is previously announced date, as the High Court order issued on Wednesday following a writ petition in this regard was not reached still Thursday afternoon.
SCCI administrator and additional district magistrate Saeeda Parveen confirmed the information to 抖阴精品 in the evening.
鈥楾he decision will be taken in this regard after the court鈥檚 instructions reach to us,鈥� she said.
A bench of the High Court on Wednesday dismissed the suspension order on the Sylhet Chamber elections following the writ petition filed a president candidate Falah Uddin Ali Ahmed.
The SCCI administrator Saeeda Parveen, however, on Thursday afternoon said that they came to know verbally about lifting the stay order of the chamber elections.
鈥楤ut, we have not yet received the official copy of the High Court order. If the copy of the order reaches us, then we will be able to move forward with the election process,鈥� she added.
Earlier on Sunday, the ministry of Commerce issued a directive notifying the postponement of the SCCI elections just five days before the scheduled voting.
According to the notification, the commerce ministry had instructed the Sylhet chamber authorities to re-verify and scrutinise the membership list before announcing a fresh election schedule for the 2025-2027 executive committee.
The ministry had issued the order responding to complaints made by several members of the SCCI, sources in the administration said.
After postponement of the elections, leaders of the both rival panels of the Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry had staged separate demonstrations to demand withdrawal of the ministry order and hold the elections on scheduled date.
A total of 42 candidates From two panels鈥擲ylhet Sammilita Bebsayi Parishad and Sylhet Bebsayi Forum鈥攁re contesting for different posts of the executive committee in this time.
