Bangladesh Bar Council election Wednesday

Bangladesh Bar Council is all set to hold its election Wednesday and all necessary preparations have been taken in this regard.
"All the necessary preparations have been made. Polling materials have already been sent to the polling stations throughout the country," said Bangladesh Bar Council secretary Mohammad Altaf Hossain said Tuesday.
According to the revised voter list, as many as 43,302 lawyers will cast their votes tomorrow. Voting will start at 10am and continue till 5 pm. Every voter has to keep his national identity card and identity card given by his respective bar council along with him during the voting.
Earlier on July 9, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court set August 26 to hold the election and directed Attorney General to publish the voter list by July 30.
The Appellate Division passed the order accepting a plea of the Attorney General. The election was scheduled to be held on August 13.
The High Court on May 21 had postponed the polls for three months. On May 28, the AD had asked to publish the corrected voter list by July 12. But Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on July 7 submitted a petition seeking more time to publish the voter list.
A total of four separate panels including pro-Awami League Sammilita Ainjibi Samannay Parishad (SASP) and pro-BNP, Jamaat Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Panel (JAOP), have declared the names of their respective candidates.
The seven candidates from SASP for general member posts are - Barrister M Amir-Ul Islam, Advocate Abdul Baset Majumder, Barrister Rokonuddin Mahmud, Advocate Abdul Matin Khasru, SM Rezaul Karim, Advocate ZI Khan Panna and Advocate PC Guha.
Candidates from the JAOP are - Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, AJ Mohammad Ali, AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Advocate Sanaullah Miah, Barrister Badruddoza Badal, Advocates Borhanuddin and Mohsin Miah.
-SS