Dhaka, April 30 -- Voting for the Dhaka Bar Association election has ended.

Out of 20,785 eligible voters, 7,069 lawyers cast their ballots over Wednesday and Thursday, resulting in a turnout of approximately 34 percent.

Chief Election Commissioner senior lawyer Md Borhan Uddin described the atmosphere as "orderly" and announced that the counting of votes would commence after the Jumma prayers on Friday.

"The counting will begin by sorting the voter slips serially. We expect to announce the results either late Friday night or Saturday morning," he said.

A team of 10 commissioners and 100 members, led by Borhan, is managing the election process.

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