HC questions legality of Bar Council election
The High Court yesterday questioned the legality of Bangladesh Bar Council election which was held on July 18.
In response to a writ petition, the court issued a rule asking the Bar Council chairman and 38 candidates of its election to explain in 10 days why holding of the polls based on the panels should not be declared illegal.
The writ petition claimed that as there is no provision or rules in the Bangladesh Bar Council law for holding its election based on panels of candidates, but the election was held on July 18 based on the panels backed by two political parties.
The HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar issued the rule following the petition filed by Advocate Yunus Ali Akand.
Yunus filed the petition on July 18 saying that candidate lawyers contested the election under the panels, Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Panel (JAOP) and Sammilito Ainjibi Samannoy Parishad (SASP), which are supported by two major political parties, for their political interest which was against the Bar Council law.
Bar Council Chairman Attorney General Mahbubey Alam and 38 candidates of the election have been made respondents to the rule, Deputy Attorney General Mokleshur Rahman told The Daily Star.
Bar Council authorities yesterday announced the official results of the election, M Tasdiqul Karim, assistant director of the Bar Council, said.
According to the results, JAOP, a body of BNP-led 18-party alliance, has won nine posts of executive member of Bar Council out of total 14 posts.
SASP, an Awami League-led alliance backed forum, has got five posts.
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