The formal transition took place at the BGMEA Complex on 16 June, where Anwar Hossain, along with the Support Committee, passed on the responsibility to Khan and his team.

During the BGMEA elections on 31 May 2025, Khan, managing director of Rising Fashions and leader of the Forum Panel, secured a majority with 1,149 votes.

He led over Shah Rayeed Chowdhury who obtained 1,123 votes, Mijanur Rahman with 1,066 votes, and Mohammed Abdur Rahim who garnered 1,014 votes.

The newly appointed office bearers are Salim Rahman as first vice president, Inamul Haq Khan as senior vice president, Mijanur Rahman as vice president for finance, along with Md Rezwan Selim, Vidiya Amrit Khan, Md Sehab Udduza Chowdhury, and Mohammad Rafique Chowdhury serving as vice presidents.

The board of directors representing Dhaka includes Shah Rayeed Chowdhury, Mohammed Abdur Rahim, Faisal Samad, Md Hasib Uddin, Mohammed Abdus Salam, Nafis-Ud-Doula, Sumaiya Islam, Fahima Akhter, Majumdar Arifur Rahman, Anwar Hossain Chowdhury, Sheikh Hossain Muhammad Mustafiz, Kazi Mizanur Rahman, Joarder Mohammed Hosne Quamar Alam, ABM Shamsuddin, Asef Kamal Pasha, Dr Rashid Ahamed Hossaini, Faruque Hassan, Rumana Rashid, Mohammed Sohel, Samiha Azim while representing Chattogram are Md M Mohiuddin Chowdhury, Syed Mohammed Tanvir, Sakeef Ahmed Salam, Md Shaif Ullah Mansur, Enamul Aziz Chowdhury, SM Abu Tayyab, and Rakibul Alam Chowdhury.

In October 2024, the Bangladeshi interim government dissolved BGMEA’s board amid concerns about election integrity and accusations of vote manipulation.

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An administrator from the Export Promotion Bureau was then appointed to manage affairs in accordance with Section 17 of the Trade Organisation Act 2022. The government tasked Hossain with conducting an equitable election within a four-month period before handing over authority to a newly elected body.

In January this year, BGMEA announced plans to complete its election process by the end of April.

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