The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Advocate Khondaker Abdul Mannan and Abdur Rahman Hawlader were elected president and general secretary of the executive body of the Dhaka Bar Association (DBA) for 2008-09.

The DBA election was held without any panel and political interference for the first time.

Advocate Khondaker Abdul Mannan got 2166 votes while his nearest contestant Md Maqubul Hossain Fakir secured 431 in the election held on May 14-15.

Abdur Rahman Hawlader elected general secretary by securing 1865 votes against his nearest opponent Md Anwar Jahid Bhuiyan who got 1214 votes.

Advocate Afsar Uddin Ahmed, DBA's election committee commissioner, formally announced the election results on Friday.

Other elected office bearers are: Vice-presidents Advocate Fariduddin Ahmed and Advocate Anwar Shahjahan, Assistant Secretaries Prannath and Md Abdul Malek, Treasurer Md Abdul Gani, Library secretary Rumana Jaman Ritu, Cultural secretary Jahanara Islam and Office secretary Md Ziaul Islam Jamal.

Abdul Jalil Afrad Kabir, Afroza Farhana Ahmed Orange, Arifur Rahman Chowdhury Sumon, Binay Kuman Gosh Bitu, Md Ziaul Hoque Zia, Sayed Ahmed Mostafa Rana, Sabiha Yasmin, Md Amir Hossain, Khadiza Begum, Shahana Parvin, Md Osman Goni Khan, Md Khalilur Rahman Mokhar, Md Obaidul Hoq Bachchu, Md Shafiqul Islam and Ismail Jabiullah were elected executive-committee members.

A total of 3462 voters out of 7200 exercised their voting right.