SCBA election begins today
STAFF REPORTER
Annual election to the 14-member executive committee of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) begins today. The two-day polling will begin from 10:00am and will continue till 5:00pm with a lunch break from 1:00pm to 2:00pm. The result of the election is likely to be announced on Thursday night, SCBA Superintended Nimesh Chandra Das told The Independent yesterday. He said that a total of 6152 lawyers have been listed to exercise their voting rights.
SCBA sources said the main contest of the election will take place between ruling Awami League-backed Bangladesh Sammilita Ainjibi Samannaya Parishad (BSASP) and BNP-backed Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Parishad (BJAOP).
Awami League presidium member Muhammad Yusuf Hossain Humayun, BNP chairperson adviser and current SCBA president Zainul Abedin, Shah Md Khasruzzaman and Eunus Ali Akond are contesting for the post of president.
Former Bangladesh Chhatra League leader SK Md Morshed, incumbent SCBA secretary and former BNP lawmaker AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Mohammad Abul Bashar are contesting for the post of secretary.
Besides that Alal Uddin, Md Abdul Jabber Bhuiyan, Md Golam Mostafa, Md Golam Raqhman Bhuiyan and Md Shamsur Rahman are contesting for the post of vice-president while Md Iqbal Karim and Nasreen Akhter are contesting for the post of treasurer.
AY Masihuzzaman will conduct the election proceedings as he is the convener of election sub-committee.
