CLA and LAWASIA Express Deep Concern Over Alleged Interference in Bar Association Elections
The international lawyers’ organizations, the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) and LAWASIA, have expressed deep concern over allegations of interference in elections of lawyers’ associations in Bangladesh, the cancellation of nominations based on political identity, and what they describe as “politically motivated” cases filed against lawyers.
Result Cancellation Triggers Bar Council Protest; Vice-Chair Blames Judicial Officer
A group of candidates who had passed the Bangladesh Bar Council enrolment examinations with grace marks staged protests on Monday after their results were cancelled amid an escalating controversy.
Bangladesh’s Interim Government Accused of Targeting Lawyers and Undermining Rule of Law
A JusticeMakers Bangladesh report alleges that Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus’s interim government has persecuted over 800 lawyers through arrests, fabricated cases, and intimidation, raising concerns about judicial independence and human rights in Bangladesh.
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