Voting in Dhaka Bar Association polls starts

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DHAKA, Feb 27, 2019 (BSS) – The voting in two-day polls to elect the office
bearers for 2019-2020 of Dhaka Bar Association, believed to be the largest
Bar of Asia, has started 9 this morning.

The balloting will go on till 5pm, with one hour recess from 1pm to 2pm on
both of the days.

A total of 54 candidates are vying for 27 posts including President and
General Secretary. Some 17, 897 lawyers are expected to cast their ballots in
the polls.

Pro-independence Sammilito Ainjibi Samannay Parishad candidates are taking
part in the polls under White Panel, while BNP-Jamaat supported candidates
are contesting under Blue Panel.

Gazi Md Shah Alam and Md Asaduzzaman Khan (Rochi) are contesting for the
posts of president and general secretary respectively from White Panel, while
Md Iqbal Hossain and Md Hossain Ali Khan Hasan are vying for the posts from
Blue Panel.

Advocate Mokhlesur Rahman Badal conducting the polls as Chief Election
Commissioner.