Day 2 polling in SCBA election underway
The second day voting of the two-day annual election of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to elect 14 executive posts including that of president and secretary started this morning.
The lawyers started casting votes at 10:00am and will continue until 5:00pm at the SCBA auditorium in Dhaka with an hour prayer and lunch break, SCBA’s Superintendent Nimesh Chandra Das told The Daily Star.
He said, the election result might be declared tonight.
On the first day’s polling on Wednesday, 1950 lawyers have cast their vote.
The main contest in the election would take place between the ruling Awami League-backed candidates and BNP-Jamaat-backed candidates, SCBA sources said.
AL lawmaker and former law minister Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru, BNP leader and former SCBA president Advocate Zainul Abedin and Advocate Eunus Ali Akond are contesting as candidate for the post of president of SCBA.
Former Bangladesh Chhatra League leader Advocate Robiul Alam Budu, incumbent SCBA secretary and former BNP lawmaker Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Advocate Ashoke Kumar Ghosh and Advocate Abu Yahia Dulal are contesting for the post of SCBA secretary.
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