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Concerns Raised Over Alleged Interference in Bangladesh Bar Association Elections

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Paris, June 1 (IANS) Allegations of political exclusion, intimidation and electoral obstruction in bar association elections across Bangladesh have prompted concern from a leading international human rights organisation, which has called attention to what it says is a growing pattern of pressure on lawyers and democratic institutions within the country’s legal system.In its latest report titled “Silencing the Legal Profession: Escalating Intimidation, Exclusion, and Obstruction of Bar Associ…