BGMEA Vice President (Finance) Mohammed Nasir has been elected as the Chairperson of the RMG and Textile Industry Skills Council (RTISC).
The election was held at the meeting of the RTISC’s Governing Body at NSDC conference room on 29 August.

BKMEA Vice President (Finance) G. M. Faruque, Director of BTTLLMEA M. Shahadat Hossain and Director of BTMA Shahid Alam were elected as Senior Vice Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Vice Chairperson (Finance) of RTISC respectively.
BGMEA Directors Md. Ashikur Rahman (Tuhin) and Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury were also elected Directors of RTISC.
The RMG and Textile Industry Skills Council has been established to promote and facilitate skills development activities in the RMG and Textile industry to meet the demand of skilled workforce in the sectors.
Nine trade associations are members of RTISC, and they are – Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), Bangladesh Terry Towel and Linen Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BTTLMEA), Bangladesh Garments Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGAPMEA), Bangladesh Embroidery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BMEA), Bangladesh Export Oriented Garments Washing Industries Owners Association (BEOGWIOA), Bangladesh Textile Dying Printing Industries Association (BTDPIA), and Mukto Garments Sramik Federation (representative of BNCCWE).