Two pro-Awami League lawyers have won the post of President and General Secretary in Sylhet District Lawyers Association elections. Apart from this, pro-Awami League lawyers won most of the posts. A few posts of pro-BNP lawyers have also been won.
Chief Election Commissioner Advocate Syed Mohammad Tarek announced the results of the 2025 annual elections early Friday morning after the counting of votes.
Before this, polling was held on Thursday from 10 am to 4:30 pm.
65 candidates contested against 26 posts in the election. Out of 1,850 voters, 1,460 lawyers exercised their right to vote in the election.
Sarwar Ahmed Chowdhury Abdal was elected president by getting 770 votes. He is the president of ward number 15 Awami League. Former legal affairs secretary of District Chhatra League. Jobair Bakht Juber got 330 votes and was elected General Secretary.
Among the other posts, Awami League’s Jyotirmoy Purkayastha (Kanchan) as vice-president-1, BNP’s Md. as vice-president-2. Mukhlishur Rahman, Advocate of Awami League in the position of Joint Secretary-1. Ahidur Rahman Chowdhury, BNP Advocate Mo Rob Newaz Rana as Joint Secretary-2, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman as Social Affairs Secretary of the same party, Awami League Advocate Syed Rabbi Hasan Tarek as Co-Social Affairs Secretary, Awami League Hena Begum as Library Secretary, Chief Election Commissioner post. Sixful Alam, Assistant Election Commissioner Abdullah Al Helal, Md. Kawshar Zubair, Emad Uddin Mohammad Emdad, Saheed Ahmad and Kawshar Ahmad were elected as co-editors.
In addition, Giyas Uddin, ASM Abdul Gafur, Fakhrul Islam, Jamilul Haque Jamil, Abdul Malik, Kalyan Chowdhury, Ashiq Uddin (Ashuk), Zuber Ahmad Khan, Abu Md. Asad, Alim Uddin and Sixful Hossain won.
Common lawyers say that BNP and Jamaat Panthi got a chance to win because of infighting between lawyers. (Dhaka Times/January 18)
Source: www.dhakatimes24.com
