Law Minister Md. Anisul Huq stated that the government had no involvement in the Bangladesh Bar Council election process. Responding to a question from Rangpur-4 MP Akhtar Hossain in Parliament on April 16, 2026, he explained that the election was postponed following requests from various bar associations. He noted that the law allows postponement for reasonable causes and that several associations, including the Dhaka Bar with over 22,000 members, sought a delay to align with their own election schedules.

Akhtar Hossain had earlier questioned the justification for postponing the election, citing that the notice mentioned an energy crisis while the government had denied such a crisis in Parliament. He suggested that the real issue might be whether a democratic institution was being politicized. The law minister responded that the postponement was based on legitimate requests and not on government interference.

According to the law, Bar Council elections are to be held every three years, with provisions for postponement only in exceptional circumstances such as pandemics or natural disasters.