Awami League Supporters Panel Wins in Sylhet District Bar Association Elections

In the Sylhet District Bar Association elections, Awami League supporters panel emerged victorious. The results were announced at 6:00 AM on Friday, January 17, by the Chief Election Commissioner of the Sylhet District Bar Association, Syed Mohammad Tariq. He was assisted by Assistant Election Commissioners M. Abdul Karim Akbari and Jamil Ahmed.

In the election, the winners were Sarwar Ahmed Chowdhury Abdal for the President’s position and Jubayer Bakht Jubair for the General Secretary’s position. Both are affiliated with the Awami League.

According to the results, Sarwar Ahmed Chowdhury Abdal won the President’s position with 770 votes. His only competitor, BNP leader ATM Faiz, received 658 votes. In the Senior Vice President position, Awami League leader Jyotirmoy Purkayastha (Kanchan) secured 591 votes to win. His competitors, Jochna Islam, Ali Haider, and Syed Ferdous, received 355, 233, and 213 votes, respectively.

For the Vice President-2 position, Awami League supporter Mohammad Mokhlisur Rahman emerged victorious with 484 votes. His competitors were Abdus Soheb Ahmed (382), Abdul Hannan (378), and Afruz Ahmed (64).

In the General Secretary position, former Chhatra League leader Jubayer Bakht Jubair won with 303 votes. His opponents were Awami League supporter Golam Rajzak (58), BNP supporter Zohra Jesmin (24), left-wing Delwar Hossain Dilu (285), Awami League supporters Masudur Rahman Munna (48), Mominur Rahman Titu (279), Jamaat supporter Azim Uddin (184), and BNP supporter Mashrur Chowdhury Shawkat (242).

In the Senior Joint Secretary position, Awami League supporter Wahidur Rahman Chowdhury won with 708 votes. His competitors, BNP supporters Iqbal Ahmed (478) and Taj Rihan Zaman (236), received fewer votes.

In the two Joint Secretary positions, BNP supporter Rab Newaz Rana won with 420 votes. His competitors, Jamaat supporter Aminur Rab Chowdhury (151), Awami League supporter Kanon Alam (283), BNP supporters Saba Begum (35), Tanveer Akhtar Khan (222), and Jatiya Party’s Tahaminul Islam Khan (202), received fewer votes.

Additionally, in the election for the 11 executive committee positions, 19 candidates competed, with the following winners: Advocate Md. Gias Uddin (985 votes), A.S.M. Abdul Gofur (923 votes), A.K.M. Fakhrul Islam (916 votes), Md. Jamilul Haq Jamil (914 votes), Abdul Malik (891 votes), Kalyan Chowdhury (816 votes), Ashik Uddin (Ashuk) (779 votes), Jubayer Ahmad Khan (739 votes), Abu Md. Asad (663 votes), Md. Alim Uddin (660 votes), and Md. Shaiful Hossain (626 votes), who were unofficially elected.

With the victory of Awami League supporters in this election, a new chapter has begun for the Sylhet District Bar Association.