Secretary candidate Naheed Sultana Juthi and Ruhul Quddus of the Blue Panel agreed to count the ballots at night, while Shah Manzoorul Haq of the White Panel and several other candidates said the counting should take place during the day, which eventually led to the apex court's decision. There was a scuffle and dispute between the lawyers.
At one stage, the election conduct sub-committee announced that the ballot papers were sealed and counting would take place on Friday afternoon, which was protested by several candidates. Early on Friday, when a lawyer tried to open the door of the auditorium, the sub-committee member objected and a heated argument broke out between them.
Shortly after, several people entered the auditorium from outside and attacked subcommittee member and Assistant Attorney General SR Siddiqui. They also beat up several other lawyers, leaving them injured. However, police reached the spot and controlled the situation. Prothom Alo also obtained a video of the attack on lawyers.