Bar Council polls held
UNB
The election of the Bangladesh Bar Council was held peacefully across the country yesterday, reports UNB.
Bar Council chairman and Attorney General Mahbubey Alam told reporters that the election was held peacefully. The counting is going on and the result will be announced by Thursday, he hoped.
Earlier, the election started around 10 am and continued till 5 pm in 77 centres across the country.
A total of 43,302 voters were expected to cast their votes while at least 61 candidates 32 for general posts and 29 for group posts are contesting in the polls.
Of them, 14 elected members will take the office for the next three years.
Barrister M Amir-Ul Islam, Abdul Baset Majumdar, Barrister Rokon Uddin Mahmud, Abdul Matin Khasru, Parimal Chandra Griho, ZI Khan Panna and REzaul Karim are the ruling party-backed candidates while Bar Council vice-chairman Khandker Mahbub Hossain, its executive committee chairman AJ Mohammad Ali, enrolment committee chairman Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, finance committee Chairman Sanaullah Miah are leading the BNP-backed candidates.
On July 9, The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court deferred the election of the Bangladesh Bar Council until August 26.
Earlier on May 21, the High Court stayed for three months the election, which was scheduled for May 27, following objections over voter the list and polling procedure.
