Rubana Huq yesterday took the charge of the office of BGMEA president as the first female business leader to steer the trade body for the next two years.Outgoing President Md Siddiqur Rahman handed over the charge to Rubana at a ceremony at the new office of Bangladesh Garment Manufac-turers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) in city’s Uttara, reports BSS.Rubana, managing director of Mohammadi Group, is the first woman elected on April 6 for the position in the trade body’s history. She led the Sammilita Forum panel in the BGMEA election and won all 35 posts for directors.After taking the office, Rubana vowed to work together for the development of country’s apparel sector.“We want to build a BGMEA platform where both big and small factories would have equal rights to develop a friendly relationship between the owners and labourers,” she added.
