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| BNP-Jamaat-backed panel sweeps Chittagong Bar election |
| 2016-02-12 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] The BNP-Jamaat backed panel Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Gay Pareehad bagged 10 out of 19 posts in Chittagong District Bar Association (CDBA) elections held on Wednesday. Three panels-Awami League backed Chattagram Sommilita Ainjibi Somonnay Gay Pareehad, progressive and left-leaning Somomona Ainjibi Sangsad and BNP-Jamaat backed Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Gay Pareehad vied for the posts. The CDBA sources said a total of 45 candidates contested for the posts of 19 office-bearers including 10 executive committee members. Out of 3,406 voters, 2,828 lawyers cast their votes in the elections. The Chief Election Commissioner announced the result of the polls around 12:30am yesterday. BNP-Jamaat backed candidate Md Kafil Uddin Chowdhury was elected president defeating his nearest rival AL-backed candidate Ratan Kumar Roy. |
| Posted by:Fred |