27 file nominations for 14 posts in Khulna lawyers’ assoc polls

KHULNA, Nov 9: Candidates have submitted their nomination papers for the annual election of the Khulna District Bar Association, with 27 candidates contesting for 14 posts.

Members of the election management committee received the nomination papers from 2pm to 4pm on Sunday.

According to the election committee, two panels are contesting the election: the Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum, backed by the BNP, and the Ainjibi Oikya Parishad, supported by Jamaat-e-Islami.

Candidates of the Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum are Advocate Molla Mohammad Masum Rashid for president, Advocates ABM Omar Ali and Md Kamal Hossain for vice-presidents, Advocate Touhidur Rahman Chowdhury Tushar for general secretary, Advocate Joydeb Kumar Sardar for joint secretary, SM Saifur Rahman Sumon for library secretary and Zulfikar Naim for literature and cultural secretary.

Seven candidates are contesting for the members’ posts from the panel. 

They are Advocates Israt Jahan Tisha, Ujjal Chandra Dey, Nasir Uddin Arman, Md Mizanur Rahman Babu, Md Milon Mahmud, Mosharraf Hossain Sheikh and Sharmin Maria Mukti.

Meanwhile, candidates of the Ainjibi Oikya Parishad are Advocate Laskar Shah Alam for president, Advocates Md Abdul Mannan and AAM Muminuzzaman for vice-presidents, Advocate Md Shafiqul Islam for general secretary, Advocate Md Hanif Uddin for joint secretary, GM Mohebbur Rahman for library secretary and Advocate Md Hafizur Rahman for literature and cultural secretary.

Six candidates are contesting for the members’ posts from the panel.

They are MM Mahbubur Rahman, Md Mujahidul Islam, SM Ruhul Amin, Md Lutfor Rahman, Sharmistha Rani Kundu and Sheikh Md Humayun Kabir.

Advocate Mominul Islam, a member of the election management committee, said Sunday was the last day for submitting nomination papers. Candidates from both panels started arriving one after another after 2pm.

However, the committee did not accept the nomination paper of one candidate from the Jamaat-backed panel as it was submitted under a different name, he said.