Dhaka, May 2 -- The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has alleged serious irregularities in several district bar elections in Bangladesh.

They have written directly to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman expressing their concern over these irregularities and urging him to take action.

The CCBE, Europe's leading bar association, sent the letter on Thursday.

Signed by CCBE President Roman Zavrsek, the letter was sent to the prime minister, expressing deep concern over the alleged violation of the fair rights of lawyers in Bangladesh.

The letter, titled "Irregularities in Several District Bar elections in Bangladesh", was published by the CCBE on its Facebook page.

The organisation claims to represent more than 1 million lawy...