BLASS executives

Bss, Dhaka
Lawyers of the Supreme Court (SC) formed a new platform named "Bangladesh Legal Aid Service Society (BLASS) to provide support for new comers in the legal profession and legal aid for deserving litigants.

A 28-member executive committee of the society was formed on Sunday at a meeting at a city hotel.

Justice Habibur Rahman Khan and Waliur Rahman Khan were elected president and secretary general of the society.

Other office-bearers are Vice-Presidents: Mafizur Rahman Mazumder and Barrister Abdullah Al-Mamun, Joint Secretaries General: Barrister Akhtar Amin, Harun Rashid Khan, Aminul Islam, Sheikh Nazmuddin (N'ganj) and Sabina Yasmin Chowdhury Bina, Organising Secretary: Sakhawat Ullah Khan (Anu), Assistant Organising Secretaries: Shahidul Islam and Monjur Alam, Publicity Secretary: Atiqul Karim, International Secretary: Jamil Akhtar Elahi, Publication Secretary: Barrister MA Muntakim, Social Welfare Secretary:

Barrister Masud Ahmed Sayeed, Disaster Management Secretary: Ali Akand, Women and Children Affairs Secretary: Sufia Akhtar Helen, Assistant Women and Children Affairs Secretary: Nahid Farzana Ahmed, Cultural Secretary: Shahina Haq Beauty, Finance Secretary: Samiul Karim Alamgir and Office Secretary: MA Kalam Khan.

Members are Fahima Nasreen, Rafiqul Islam, Jebunnahar Selim (Sylhet), Hossain Ali Khan Hasan and Nargis Akhtar.