TDS Desk:

The government has appointed Md Hafizur Rahman, a member of the Bangladesh Competition Commission and also a former additional secretary, as the administrator of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FBCCI).

A notification, signed by Dr Naznin Kawsar Chowdhury, additional secretary to the Ministry of Commerce, was issued in this regard on Wednesday.

He was appointed following Section-17 of the Trade Organizations Ordinance-2022.

The administrator has been asked to hold a fair and neutral election within 120 days and hand over the charge to the elected committee and apprise the ministry of the matter, said the notification.

Meanwhile, FBCCI President Mahbubul Alam stepped down from his post. He submitted his resignation via email to the Director of Trade Organisations (DTO) at the Ministry of Commerce.