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Eminent citizens for reconstituting EC with neutral persons

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Published: 13:10, 30 January 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Eminent citizens for reconstituting EC with neutral persons

Staff Correspondent: 12 eminent personalities of the country’s civil society have advised the search committee members to reconstitute the Election Commission (EC) with honest, qualified and neutral persons. 

 

The 12 eminent personalities made the recommendation during the talks with the search committee, appointed by the president for reconstituting the election commission, at the Supreme Court premises on Monday afternoon.

 

Former Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain who participated in the meeting told risingbd.com that we have suggested reconstituting the election commission with honest, qualified and neutral persons who had no prior affiliation to any political party and have long experiences in administrative activities.

 

The 12 eminent personalities are – former High Court judge Md Abdur Rashid, Prof Dr AK Azad Chowdhury, Serajul Islam Choudhury, SMA Fayez, Sultana Kamal, former Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda, former Election Commissioner Sohul Hussain, former Election Commissioner Sakhawat Hussain, local government expert Tofail Ahmed, secretary of Shushanor Jonno Nagorik Badiul Alam Majumdar, Dhaka University professor Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq and former inspector general of police Nurul Huda.

 

Earlier, the newly formed search committee started the meeting around 4:00pm at the Supreme Court Judges' Lounge in the capital on Monday.

 

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