DHAKA BAR ASSOC

BNP-backed lawyers’ panel sweeps polls

COURT CORRESPONDENT

The BNP-backed lawyers’ panel has secured a landslide victory in the Dhaka Bar Association elections, winning all 23 posts of the executive committee for the 2026–2027 term.

According to the bar association, Anwar Zahid Bhuiyan of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya’s “Blue Panel” was elected president, while Mohammad Abul Kalam Khan became general secretary.

Other elected office-bearers include Rezaul Karim Chowdhury as senior vice-president, Abul Kalam Azad as vice-president, Mohammad Anisuzzaman Anis as treasurer, Eltut Mish Saudagar Anee as senior assistant general secretary, Mahadi Hasan Jewel as assistant general secretary, Khandakar Maksudul Hasan Sabuj as library secretary, Marjia Hera as cultural secretary, Afzal Hossain Mridha as office secretary, Sohel Khan as sports secretary, ASM Feroz as social welfare secretary, and Safikul Islam as information and The