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Hasina-led AL delegation in talks with president over EC

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Published: 11:04, 11 January 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Hasina-led AL delegation in talks with president over EC

Staff Correspondent: Ruling Awami League has begun discussion with President Abdul Hamid over the formation of the new Election Commission (EC) ahead of the next parliamentary polls.

 

A 19-member delegation of the ruling party, led by its president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, entered Bangabhaban at 4:00pm on Wednesday.

 

The other delegation members are general secretary Obaidul Quader, advisory council members Amir Hossain Amu, Tofail Ahmed, Suranjit Sengupta, AMA Muhith, HT Imam, Yusuf Hossain Humayun, Mohammad Zamir; presidium members Mohammad Nasim, Matia Chowdhury, Sahara Khatun and Syed Ashraful Islam; joint general secretaries Dr Dipu Moni and  Jahangir Kabir Nanak, legal affairs secretary Abdul Matin Khasru, publicity and publication secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud, office secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap and law minister Anisul Huq.

 

President Abdul Hamid started the formal discussion with different political parties over the formation of the new EC through BNP on 18 December last year and so far held meetings with 22 political parties.

 

The President took the dialogue initiative as the tenure of the current Election Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed expires in February.

 

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