The ruling party AL-backed lawyers win bar council election

The ruling Awami League-backed lawyers' panel bagged 11 out of total 14 posts of executive members of Bangladesh Bar Council while the Pro-BNP lawyers’ panel won the rest three posts, according to official result.

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam, chairman of Bar Council, the licensing and regulatory body of lawyers, announced the official result at the Bar Council auditorium around 8:00am today.

This year's winning candidates of the Sammilito Ainjibi Samannoy Parishad are: M Amir-Ul Islam, Abdul Baset Majumder, Abdul Matin Khasru, SM Rezaul Karim, ZI Khan Panna, Nazubullah Hiru, HR Zahid Anwar, Ibrahim Hossain Chowdhury Babul, Parvez Alom Khan, Md Yahia and Md Rezaul Karim Mantu.

Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Panel winning candidates are BNP leader and current vice chairman of Bar Council Khandker Mahbub Hossain, AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon and Qaimul Hoque.

According to unofficial result declared on August 27, Ainjibi Parishad had won 10 seats while Ainjibi Oikya Panel four.

The polls were held on August 26.