The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Barrister Shafique Ahmed and Nurul Islam Sujan were elected president and secretary of the executive body of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for 2008-09. The SCBA election was held without any panel and political interference for the first time.

Barrister Shafique Ahmed got 589 votes while his nearest contestant Khandaker Mahbub Hossain secured 431 in the election held on April 28-29.

After a recount of votes, Nurul Islam Sujan was declared elected as a general secretary after stiff competition yesterday. Sujan secured 518 votes against his nearest opponent Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun who got 512 votes.Nizamul Huq Nasim, SCBA's election subcommittee convenor, formally announced the election results at an Annual General Meeting of the SCBA at its auditorium yesterday.

The previous executive committee handed over charge to the newly elected executive body at the AGM.

Other elected office bearers are: Vice-presidents SM Shafiqul Islam Babul and Amatun Noor Begum Panna, Assistant Secretaries Fahima Nasreen and KM Zahid Sarwar Kajol and Treasurer Nahid Sultana Juthi. AKM Nurul Alam, M Jamil Akhtar Elahi, M Shafkat Hossain, M Ali Azam, Najibur Rahman, Nurun Nahar and Sheikh Ali Ahmed Khokon are elected executive-committee members.Meanwhile, Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun, who was unofficially declared, elected as general secretary last night, held a press conference demanding reelection to the SCBA.

Shafique was earlier elected president of the SCBA for the 1999-2000 session.