Despite Losing the President’s Post, Awami League Panel Triumphs in Other Key Positions

Sunanmganj District Correspondent

After Sylhet, Awami League-aligned lawyers have once again shown their dominance in the Sunamganj District Bar Association elections.

Although the Awami League-aligned candidates lost the president’s post in the Sunamganj District Bar Association election, they secured victories in 7 out of the 11 secretarial positions. The victory has brought a sense of great enthusiasm and excitement among the party’s supporters.

The election, which was held on Sunday (January 19), saw Advocate Md. Abdul Haque, General Secretary of the District Nationalist Lawyers Forum and a member of the District BNP’s convening committee, elected as the president. He received 174 votes. His closest competitor, Advocate Md. Abdul Hamid, received 137 votes, while Advocate Robiul Leich received 57 votes, and Advocate Md. Badr Uddin received 16 votes.

Advocate Mohammad Noor Alam Siddique Ujjal, former office secretary of the District Awami League, was elected as the General Secretary. He secured 250 votes, while his closest opponent, BNP-aligned lawyer Humayun Kabir, received 131 votes.

In the position of Senior Vice President, Advocate Azadul Islam Ratan, a member of the District Awami League, was elected.

Meanwhile, the position of Joint General Secretary went to ASM Mahmudul Hasan, Science and Technology Secretary of the District Awami League, who received 188 votes. His nearest opponent, Jamaat leader Abul Bashar, received 176 votes.

Other key elected positions include Zubayel Abedin, former student leader, as Assistant General Secretary, and Musfiqur Rahman Pir, Law Secretary of the Sunamganj District Chhatra League, as Library Secretary. Farhad Uddin, Deputy Law Secretary of the Sunamganj District Chhatra League, was elected as the Social Welfare and Sports Secretary, and Akik Mia was elected unopposed as the Literature and Cultural Secretary.

Executive members elected include Advocate Mohammad Humayun Kabir with 327 votes, Advocate Md. Saidur Rahman Talukdar with 309 votes, Advocate Md. Zulhas Mia with 272 votes, Advocate Md. Afiz Mia with 254 votes, and Advocate Rajat Kanti Sarker with 236 votes.

Saidur Rahman Talukdar and Rajat Kanti Sarker, both of whom are members of the Sunamganj Awami League, were also elected as members.