DHAKA, March 15, 2022 (BSS) - The voting in two-day elections to Supreme
Court Bar Association (SCBA) for the year 2022-2023 begins today in a festive
mood.

A total of 8,623 members of SCBA are eligible to cast their ballots in the
polls to elect fourteen office bearers. Fifty-two booths have been installed
to facilitate casting votes.

Court officials told BSS that the balloting will continue from 10am to 5pm
today and tomorrow.

A seven-member election sub-committee led by senior advocate AY Moshiujjaman
will conduct the polls.

The election will be held for a total of 14 posts including one President,
two Vice-President, one Secretary, one Treasurer, two Assistant Secretary and
seven Executive Member posts.

Barrister Md Ruhul Quddus (Kajal), secretary of the Supreme Court Bar, told
BSS that the voting for the seven members of the executive committee would be
held digitally.

Former additional attorney general Md Momtaz Uddin Fakir and Advocate Md
Abdun Nur Dulal are vying for the posts of president and secretary from the
pro-independence White Panel respectively.

Advocate Mohammad Hossain and Advocate Shahidul Islam are contesting the two
posts of vice-president, Advocate Md Iqbal Karim for treasurer, Advocate
Harunur Rashid and Barrister Hamidur Mejbah are vying for the two posts of
assistant secretary.

Advocate Fatema Begum Rina, Advocate Hasan Tarik, Advocate Moniruzzaman Rana,
Advocate Munmun Nahar, Advocate Shaifik Raihan Shaon, Advocate Subroto Kumar
Kundu and Advocate Shahdat Hossain Razib are contesting the seven posts of
executive committee members from the White Panel.

Md Bodruddoza (Badal) and incumbent secretary Md Ruhul Quddus (Kazal) are
vying for the posts of president and secretary from the pro-BNP Blue Panel
respectively.

Advocate Md Monir Hossain and Advocate Md Asrarul Haque are contesting for
the two posts of vice-president, Advocate Mohammad Kamal Hossain for
treasurer, Advocate Mahfuz Bin Yusuf and Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman Khan are
vying for the two posts of assistant secretary.

Advocate Fatima Akter, Advocate Kamrul Islam, Advocate Mahdin Chowdhury,
Advocate Md Anwarul Islam, Advocate Md Golam Akter Zakir, Advocate Md
Monjurul Alam, and Md Mostafa Kamal are contesting the seven posts of
executive committee members from the Blue Panel.

Apart from this, there are many independent candidates.