Advocate Md. Abdul Hamid has been elected president and Advocate Humayun Kabir general secretary of the Sunamganj District Bar Association following its annual election held on Monday. Photo: BSS

SUNAMGANJ, Feb 17, 2026 (BSS) - Advocate Md. Abdul Hamid has been elected president and Advocate Humayun Kabir general secretary of the Sunamganj District Bar Association following its annual election held on Monday.

Voting took place at the Bar Association office from 9:00am to 5:00pm on February 16. The results were announced at night after vote counting by the election commission.

Advocate Md. Abdul Hamid secured 167 votes to defeat his nearest rival, Md. Tayybur Rahman Babul, who received 109 votes. For the post of general secretary, Advocate Humayun Kabir won with 181 votes, while his closest contender, Advocate Md. Mosahid Ali, garnered 82 votes.

Advocate Abdul Khalek was elected joint general secretary with 180 votes, narrowly defeating Advocate Abu Taher Mohammad Sarwar, who received 178 votes. Advocate Md. Nazmul Karim was elected deputy general secretary with 201 votes, surpassing Advocate Md. Gias Uddin, who secured 134 votes.

Several candidates were elected unopposed. They include Senior Vice President Advocate Dr. Md. Ziaur Rahman, Vice President Advocate Prosenjit Dey, Finance Secretary Advocate Md. Abul Hossain, Library Secretary Advocate Sohel Ahmed (2), Social Welfare and Sports Secretary Advocate Abdul Gaffar (2), Literature and Cultural Secretary Advocate Md. Atiqur Rahman and Women’s Affairs Secretary Advocate Naurin Mahbub Chowdhury.

Advocates Mohammad Manik, Mohammad Shahinur Rahman, Md. Nurul Alam, Mohammad Kamal Hossain (2), and Mohammad Ramzan Ali were also elected unopposed as executive members.

Out of 444 registered voters, 374 cast their ballots in the election.

Advocate Md. Shamsul Karim served as the Chief Election Commissioner, while Advocates Mohammad Nazim Koyes Azad and Mohammad Masook Ahmed acted as Election Commissioners.