Candidates from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-backed Jatiyatabadi Lawyers' Panel (Blue Panel) secured 13 of the 14 posts, including president and secretary, in the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election for the 2026-2027 term.
The Jamaat-e-Islami-backed Lawyers' Unity Panel (Green Panel) secured only one seat.
A. M. Mahbub Uddin Khokon of Blue Panel was elected president with 2,984 votes, while his rival Abdul Baten of Green Panel received 778 votes.
Mohammad Ali of the Blue Panel won the secretary post with 2,582 votes, while his rival A K M Rezaul Karim Khandaker of the Green Panel secured 786 votes.
From the Blue Panel, Md. Magfur Rahman Shaikh and Md. Shahjahan were elected vice-presidents, while Md. Ziaur Rahman won the treasurer post.
Mahbub Uddin Khokon Mohammad Ali
Md. Maksud Ullah and Muhammad Samsul Islam Mukul were elected assistant secretaries.
Of the seven member posts, six went to Blue Panel candidates - H. M. Shanjid Siddique, A. K. M. Azad Hossain, Wahid Afroz Chowdhury, Md. Kabir Hossain, Md. Zia Uddin Mia, and Md. Tipu Sultan.
The remaining member post was won by Azim Uddin Patwary of the Green Panel.
Voting was held from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on May 13 and 14. Notably, lawyers aligned with the Awami League-backed White Panel did not participate in the election for the first time in the association's history.
Bdnews24.com adds: the turnout, however, was noticeably thin. Out of 11,097 eligible voters, only 4,048 cast their ballots, representing a mere 36.48 per cent.
According to election statistics, the highest turnout came in the 2020-2021 term, when 5,940 votes were cast from 7,781 voters.
In the 2023-2024 election, 4,137 votes were cast out of 8,602 registered voters.
Despite the voter list crossing 11,000 this year, less than half took part in the election.
Speaking on Thursday, Chief Election Commissioner Miftah Uddin linked the lower turnout to changes in the election atmosphere.
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