Voting in the two-day election to the executive committee of the Dhaka Bar Association for the 2026-2027 term began at 9AM on Wednesday.
A total of 21,731 voters are participating in this year's election.
"Voting will take place till 5 pm on both days, with a one-hour break from 1PM to 2PM," said Dhaka bar election Chief Election Commissioner Alhajj Md Borhan Uddin.
Pro-BNP lawyers from the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Panel are contesting under the Blue Panel, while pro-Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidates are under the Green Panel for a total of 23 posts.
In this election, Md Anwar Zahid Bhuiyan is contesting for the post of President and Mohammad Abul Kalam Khan for General Secretary from the BNP-backed Blue Panel.
Other candidates from the panel include Senior Vice-President Md Rezaul Karim Chowdhury; Vice-President Md Abul Kalam Azad; Treasurer Mohammad Anisuzzaman Anis; Senior Joint Secretary Md Eltutmesh Soudagor Anni; Joint Secretary Md Mahadi Hasan Jewel; Library Secretary Khandakar Maksudul Hasan Sabuj; Cultural Affairs Secretary Marzia Hera; Office Secretary Md Afzal Hossain Mridha; Sports Affairs Secretary Md Sohel Khan; Social Welfare Secretary ASM Firoz; and Information and Communication Secretary Shafiqul Islam Shafik.
For member posts, the Blue Panel candidates are: AHM Rezwanul Saeed Romeo, Farzana Yasmin, Md Adnan Rahman, Md Nizam Uddin, Md Nazrul Islam Mamun, Md Sanaul, Mamun Miah, Mujahidul Islam Sayem, Sheikh Shawkat Hossain, and Syed Sarowar Alam Nishan.
On the other hand, from the Jamaat-backed Green Panel, SM Kamal Uddin is contesting for the post of President and Md Abu Bakar for General Secretary.
Other candidates from the panel include Senior Vice-President Md Shahidul Islam; Vice-President Md Lutfor Rahman Azad; Treasurer Md Azmat Hossain; Senior Joint Secretary Md Shahin Akhtar; Joint Secretary Md Mehedi Hasan Bhuiyan; Library Secretary Md Shahadat Hossain; Cultural Secretary Bilkis Akter; Office Secretary Md Abdur Razzak; Sports Secretary Babul Akter Babu; Social Welfare Secretary Mohammad Shahjahan Molla; and Information and Communication Secretary Mostafizur Rahman Masud.
For member posts, the Green Panel candidates are: Belal Hossain, Dilruba Akter Subarna, Zahirul Islam, Kawsar Ahmed, Md Kaiyum Hossain Nayan, Md Mohsin Reza, Md Omar Faruk, Md Shah Alam, Md Yunus, and Mosharraf Hossain.
