Bar Council election held

August 27, 2015 00:00:00

Lawyers casting votes in Bangladesh Bar Council polls in the city on Wednesday. — Focus Bangla

Voting to elect members of Bangladesh Bar Council was held on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.

Poll booths at 77 centres across the country opened for voting at 10:00 pm and closed at 5:00 pm.

The poll was held three months behind schedule because of complications over the electoral roll.

Like the previous elections, the one that began Wednesday, pits ruling Awami League-backed lawyers against pro-BNP lawyers.

The Bangladesh Bar Council election is held once every three years.

As many as 43,302 lawyers voted to elect 14 members of the council -- seven for the posts of general members and as many for the region-based posts.