Utmost victory of Awami League in Dhaka Bar election

The Awami League-backed white panel in the election of the Dhaka Bar Association (BAR) 2022-2023 Executive Committee has won an utmost victory. Out of 23 posts, the white panel has won 17 posts including president and general secretary. On the other hand, the blue panel supported by BNP-Jamaat has won only 6 posts including two editorials.

Chief Election Commissioner Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Abdullah Abu announced the results after counting the votes shortly after 9:15 am on Saturday (February 26).

Mahbubur Rahman has been elected president and Mohammad Firozur Rahman Montu general secretary of the Awami League-backed white panel. The other candidates for the elected white panel are: Delwar Hossain Patwari for the post of Senior Vice President, AKM Shafiqul Islam for the post of Vice President, Mohammad Nur Hossain for the post of Treasurer, Mohammad Imanur Rahman for the post of Senior General Secretary, Mohammad Abu Saeed Siddiqui as General Secretary, Taslima Yasmin as Cultural Secretary, Mohammad Arkan Mia as Office Secretary and Mohammad Moniruzzaman Khan as Sports Secretary. Besides, candidates Abu Sufian, Imtiaz Mahmud, Golam Imam Hossain, Mohammad Rakibul Islam, Mohammad Abul Bashar, Mohammad Samiul Islam and Mohammad Jahangir Alam were elected as members.

Meanwhile, in the blue panel, Mohammad Rafiqul Islam was elected as the library secretary, Mosharraf Hossain Mollah as the social welfare secretary, Faisal Kabir, Mohammad Mashiur Rahman, Faridul Hasan and Mohammad Mozahidul Islam as members.

Earlier, polling was held on Wednesday and Thursday. 11 thousand 462 lawyers voted in it.