Following the coalition by political platforms led by Gano Forum chief Dr Kamal Hossain and Bikalpa Dhara chief AQM Badrudozza Chowdhury, the process of forming an alliance comprised of professionals’ bodies is underway.

According to people familiar to the matter, the initiative is now at its final stage while a separate coalition of lawyers is also on the process.

Speaking to Bangla Tribune, several Supreme Court lawyers said that a view exchange meeting among professionals will be held at the city’s Diploma Engineers’ Institute where on Wednesday (Sept 26) and Dr Kamal, a senior lawyer, will chair the meeting.

“A call for a larger professionals’ alliance is likely to come from the meeting,” said Subrata Chowdhury, who heads a lawyer’s body styled the ‘Gonotantrik Ainjibi Samiti’ (Democratic Lawyers’ Association).

According to Chowdhury, if the call is not made at least the process to form a professionals’ unity will come to forefront.

“Talks are underway to form a unity among the top court lawyers, which will be formed after Wednesday’s meeting,” said Chowdhury.

Admitting the effort to form a separate platform of lawyers, Supreme Court Bar Association President Zainul Abedin said that a meeting has been called for Tuesday (Sept 25), a day before the meeting to be chaired by Dr Kamal.

Pro-BNP lawyer Abedin, who serves as a vice president of the party, declined to provide details.