প্রকাশ: 19/02/2022
The search committee has finalized the names of 20 people
from the list of more than 300 names submitted after the fifth meeting to find
out the new Chief Election Commissioner and other election commissioners. The
meeting of the search committee was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday (February 19)
at the Supreme Court's Judges Lounge.
After the meeting, Secretary of the Coordination and Reforms
Branch of the Cabinet Division Mohammad Shamsul Arefin said that the list of 20
names has been finalized in the meeting of the search committee. The search
committee will meet again on Sunday (February 20). The names of 10 people will
be finalized after selection there.
The meeting was chaired by Justice Obaidul Hasan, chairman
of the search committee and appellate division of the apex court. The meeting
was attended by members of the search committee Justice SM Quddus Zaman, former
Election Commissioner Muhammad Sohul Hossain, writer-professor Anwara Syed Haque,
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Muslim Chowdhury and Public Service
Commission (PSC) chairman Sohrab Hossain.
Earlier, the search committee held a meeting with 47 prominent
citizens of different classes and professions in four phases on Saturday,
Sunday and Tuesday. The names of 322 candidates from registered political
parties, professional organizations and individuals were released on Monday
night. However, the names of the proposers were not disclosed.
The term of the last EC ended last Monday, February 14. This
is the first EC to be formed according to the law after independence. For this,
on January 27, the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and other Election
Commissioners Bill-2022 was passed in the Parliament. A six-member inquiry
committee headed by Justice Obaidul Hasan of the Appellate Division was formed
on February 5 to select the person eligible to form the EC as per the law. The
committee has been given 15 working days to recommend names along with the
President.
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