Dhaka, April 22 -- The newly elected President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, has been relieved of the post of Senior Vice President of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum (BJAF), a pro-BNP lawyer's body.

BJAF's Office Secretary, Md. Ziaur Rahman, issued a letter on Saturday.

According to the letter, Mahbub Uddin Khokon, also a BNP leader, was relieved from the post for taking responsibility as SCBA President, ignoring the forum's prohibition, and violating its discipline.

The letter also mentioned that although the entire BJAF panel was certain of victory in the SCBA election held on March 6 and 7, only Mahbub Uddin Khokon was declared as SCBA President, while Fatima Akhtar, Md. Shafiqul Is...