Voting in the Bangladesh Bar Council election has taken place in 77 polling centres throughout the country.
Barrister M Amir-Ul Islam, heading the pro-Awami League Sammilita Ainjibi Samannay Parishad, and Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, leader of BNP-Jamaat-backed Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Oikya Panel, described the voting free, fair and festive.
A total of 61 candidates are vying for the posts of 14 members. Four panels, including two supported by Awami League and BNP-Jamaat, are contesting the election.