EC formation: Political parties submit preferences

The political parties of the country are submitting their choices to the Cabinet Division for reconstituting the Election Commission (EC).

Abdul Wadud, Additional Secretary of the Cabinet Division, said they received sealed letters from 14 political parties until 11:30am today and the rests are submitting.

Four parties submitted their preferences yesterday, he added.

Meanwhile, BNP has proposed five names as potential election commissioners to reconstitute the EC which will hold the next parliamentary polls.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizivi and the party chairperson’s personal secretary ABM Abdus Sattar handed the proposal to the cabinet division around 11:00am today.

Islami Oikkya Jote, Khelafat Mojlish, National Awami Party (Muzaffar), Jamiad-E-Ulama-E-Islam, Bangladesh Islami Front, Jatiyo Shomajtantrik Dal (Inu), a component in the Awami-led ruling party alliance, and BJP also submitted their proposals to the cabinet division.

Earlier on January 28, the search committee asked names from the 31 political parties, which attended the dialogue with the President, to propose five names each for reconstituting EC.