Dhaka, March 8 -- The two-day voting for electing the new leadership of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) ended on Thursday.

Out of a total of 7,888 voters, 5,319 lawyers cast their ballots at the SCBA auditorium in Dhaka in a festive and peaceful manner in order to elect 14 executive posts of the prime bar of the country including those of the President and Secretary.

The result of the election is likely to be announced on Thursday, SCBA's incumbent Secretary Md Abdun Nur Dulal told the media.

According to sources at the SCBA, the main contest will be between the ruling Awami League-backed Bangabandhu Awami Ainjibi Parishad and pro-BNP Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Panel.

From Bangabandhu Awami Ainjibi Parishad, senior l...