প্রকাশ: 06/02/2022
The members of the search committee are sitting on a meeting
to recommend names for the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)
and other election commissioners. The meeting called by the chairman of the
committee Appellate Division Justice Obaidul Hassan will be held at 4:30 pm on
Sunday at the Supreme Court Judges Lounge.
Earlier on Saturday, a six-member search committee, led by
Appellate Division Justice Obaidul Hassan of the Bangladesh Supreme Court, was
formed to reconstitute the EC to conduct the next general elections.
Other committee members are - Justice SM Kuddus Zaman of
High Court Division, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Mohammad Muslim
Chowdhury, Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Mohammed Sohrab Hossain,
former Election Commissioner Mohammed Sohul Hossain and Writer Professor Anwara
Syed Haq.
The search committee will help reconstitute the next EC as
the incumbent commission’s tenure will expire on February 14.
The committee has been asked to submit its recommendations
before the President in line with the new law titled 'Chief Election
Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners’ Appointment Act 2022’.
President M Abdul Hamid signed the bill into the law on EC
formation on January 30 last. Earlier, the bill was approved in the Jatiya
Sangsad (parliament).
The search committee is the outcome of a month-long dialogue
between the President and registered political parties over the EC
reconstitution.
The President previously started a dialogue with registered
political parties on December 20 last year in this regard.
Most of the participating political parties, including the
ruling Awami League, advocated for the enactment of a law alongside the
formation of a search committee to ensure an independent and credible EC.
The incumbent government’s move to enact the law came nearly
50 years after the Constitution prescribed enacting a specific law for forming
the EC.
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