The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The Supreme Court Bar Association election is scheduled to be held tomorrow and the day after.

The election, restoring the association's 10-year-old tradition, is being held without panel. A total of 40 individual candidates are contesting the election for 14 posts of the executive committee of the association.

Of them six candidates are contesting for the post of the president. They are Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, Shafiq Ahmed, AK Mojibur Rahman, Humayun Hossain Khan, Md Sirajul Islam Khan Masud, and Saifur Reza. A total of seven candidates are contesting for the post of the secretary. The candidates are: Abdullah Al Mamun, ABM Bayezid, AKM Zahirul Haque, Md Badruddoza Badal, Md Nurul Islam Sujan, Sheikh Awsafur Rahman Bulu and SM Abul Hossain.

Besides, six candidates are contesting for two vice president posts while two for the treasurer, five for assistant secretary and 14 for eight executive member posts.

Earlier, the projection meeting of the candidates of the Supreme Court Bar election was held on Thursday. The candidates were introduced to the members of the association. Later, the candidates made their statements.

The function was held at Shaheed Shafiur Rahman Auditorium of the Supreme Court Bar Association with Advocate Md Nizamul Haque Nasim, convenor of the election sub committee in the chair.

The meeting was attended, among others, by President of Supreme Court Bar Association Barrister Amir-ul-Islam and Secretary Advocate AM Amin Uddin.