, April 16 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Member Secretary and Rangpur-4 lawmaker, Akhter Hossen, expressed sharp indignation in Parliament on Thursday over the sudden postponement of the Bangladesh Bar Council election, questioning the government's conflicting stance on the country's energy situation.

Raising the issue on a point of order, Hossen criticised a midnight notice that stayed the election, which was originally scheduled for May 19.

He pointed out that while the government repeatedly denies any energy shortage in Parliament, a statutory body like the Bar Council has cited a severe energy crisis as the reason for the delay.

Hossen argued that the Bar Council is currently governed by an ad-hoc committee, a measure usually res...