SCBA election starts today

The two-day annual election to the 14-member executive committee of Supreme Court Bar Association begins today.

The polling will start from 10:00am to continue till 5:00pm with one hour's lunch and prayer break, while the result is likely to be announced on Thursday, SCBA Superintended Nimesh Chandra Das said.

Awami League leader and former SCBA president Advocate Yusuf Hossain Humayun, BNP leader and incumbent SCBA President Advocate Zainul Abedin, Advocate Shah Md Khasruzzaman and Advocate Eunus Ali Akond are all contesting for president's post.

Meanwhile, Advocate Sheikh Md Morshed, incumbent SCBA secretary and former BNP lawmaker Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Advocate Alhaj Abul Bashar are contesting for the post of secretary, Nimesh Chandra added.