BNP-Jamaat-backed panel sweeps Chittagong Bar election
[Dhaka Tribune] The BNP-Jamaat backed panel Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Gay Pareehad bagged 10 out of 19 posts in Chittagong District Bar Association (CDBA) elections held on Wednesday.
Three panels-Awami League backed Chattagram Sommilita Ainjibi Somonnay Gay Pareehad, progressive and left-leaning Somomona Ainjibi Sangsad and BNP-Jamaat backed Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Gay Pareehad vied for the posts.
The CDBA sources said a total of 45 candidates contested for the posts of 19 office-bearers including 10 executive committee members. Out of 3,406 voters, 2,828 lawyers cast their votes in the elections.
The Chief Election Commissioner announced the result of the polls around 12:30am yesterday.
BNP-Jamaat backed candidate Md Kafil Uddin Chowdhury was elected president defeating his nearest rival AL-backed candidate Ratan Kumar Roy.
Posted by: Fred 2016-02-12 |