SCBA elections March 21, 22

The annual election of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for its 14 executive posts including president and secretary will be held on March 21 and 22.

SCBA Secretary Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon told The Daily Star that the incumbent executive committee of the country’s prime bar association will officially announce the election schedule on March 1.

Vote casting will take place from 10:00am to 5:00pm with a one-hour lunch break on the election days, he said.

A total of 6,000 lawyers have registered their names as voters for the SCBA annual election, SCBA Superintendent Nimesh Chnadra Das told The Daily Star.

SCBA sources said the main contest of the election will take place between ruling Awami League-backed Bangladesh Sammilita Ainjibi Samannaya Parishad (BSASP) and BNP-backed Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Parishad (BJAOP).