Dhaka, Apr 16 (V7N) — The 2026 member elections of the Bangladesh Bar Council have been postponed due to the ongoing energy crisis across the country.

The decision to cancel the scheduled May 19 voting was taken unanimously at an emergency meeting held at the Bar Council building on Wednesday (April 15) night, according to an official press release.

In the statement, the Bar Council cited a severe nationwide energy shortage, which could significantly disrupt election campaigning by candidates contesting for the seven general seats and seven regional seats. It also noted that several bar associations, including the Supreme Court Bar Association, Dhaka Bar Association, and Chittagong District Bar Association, had formally requested a postponement of the polls.

Taking these concerns into consideration, the council decided to defer the election until further notice.

Earlier, on April 2, the election date had been fixed for May 19 at a meeting chaired by Bar Council Chairman and Attorney General Md. Ruhul Quddus Kajal.

No new date for the elections has been announced yet.

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