Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - The two-day annual election of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for its 14 executive posts, including that of president and secretary, will begin on March 13.
A total of 4,045 Supreme Court lawyers registered as voters in the country's major bar association polls.
SCBA's executive committee fixed the date on February 20 and a seven-member committee led by Advocate Nur Hossain Chowdhury will conduct the election, a SCBA official said.
He also said submission of nomination papers will continue till March 3 and the last date for withdrawal is March 6.
The main contest would be between the ruling Awami League-backed Bangladesh Sammilita Ainjibi Samannay Parishad (BSASP) and BNP-backed Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum (BJAF).
BJAF nominated former attorney general AJ Mohammad Ali as candidate for the president post and Barrister Mahbubuddin Khokon, MP, for the secretary post, said BJAF leader and former SCBA secretary Bodruddoza Badal.
BSASP has not finalized its panel yet, BSASP leader and former SCBA secretary SM Rezaul Karim reportedly said.
The probable BSASP candidates for the president post are Awami League presidium member Yusuf Hossain Humayun, former law minister Abdul Matin Khasru, principal state counsel for Bangabandhu murder case Anisul Huq and Munsurul Hoque Chowdhury.
Lawyers Abdun-nur Dulal, Rabiul Alam Budu, Azaharullah Bhuiyan and Sheikh Awasafur Rahman Bulu are aspiring contestants for the secretary post, he added.
BBN/SSR/AD-23Feb13-10:55 am (BST).
