Search committee formed with justice Obaidul Hasan as chief
05 February 2022, 06:48 pm | Updated: 28 November 2024, 02:40 am
A six-member search committee was formed to reconstitute the Election Commission (EC) to conduct the next general elections. Appellate Division Justice Obaidul Hassan of the Bangladesh Supreme Court will lead the search committee, said a gazette notification issued by the Cabinet Division on Saturday.
The other members of the committee are High Court Division Justice SM Kuddus Zaman, the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh Md Muslim Chowdhury, Chairman of the Public Service Commission Md Sohrab Hossain, former election commissioner Muhammad Sohul Hussain and noted writer Anwara Syed Haque.
The committee will perform responsibility as per the Appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners Bill 2022.
On January 27, parliament passed the “Appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners Bill-2022".
