Hold BAR Council election on Aug 13: SC

Staff Correspondent: The Appellate Division of Supreme Court (SC) has ordered to hold Bar Council Election on August 13 with a fresh voter list.

A four-member bench headed by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha passed the order on Thursday. Other members of the bench are Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana, Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice Hasan Faez Siddique.

Last Thursday, a bench of High Court postponed the BAR Council election for three months. There was a schedule to hold BAR council poll on May 27.

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