63 candidates cleared for Chittagong Chamber polls

Business Desk:

The election board of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) yesterday published the final list of 63 candidates contesting for the post of director of the major chamber in the port city.

However, the election commission rejected the applications of eight candidates for different reasons, including loan default.

Earlier, nominations of 35 candidates were disqualified in the initial scrutiny, 27 of which were later restored following their appeals. The final list of eligible contestants in the CCCI polls includes 41 from the general category, 16 from the associate category, and three each from the town associations and the trade group.

While six nominees from the town and trade groups were elected unopposed, 57 candidates will now compete for 18 director posts.