Justice Obaidul to lead 6-member search committee
05 February 2022, 02:21 pm | Updated: 24 November 2024, 05:36 am
The six-member search committee for the formation of the next Election Commission will be headed by Justice Obaidul Hasan of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.
The cabinet division issued a gazette notification in this regard on Saturday, unveiling the names of the search committee members.
The other members are Justice SM Kuddus Zaman of the High Court Division of Supreme Court, Muslim Chowdhury, auditor general of Bangladesh; Md Sohorab Hossain, chairman, Bangladesh Public Service Commission; former election commissioner Muhammed Sohul Hussain and writer Professor Anwara Syed.
In reaction after the search committee was formed, Sohul Hussain, said, “This is very important task for me.”
He added: “I am grateful to the president. If the proper person is not selected as election commissioner, the whole electoral system will be at stake.”
He said he will talk with other colleagues of the search committee to find a way to move forward.
