EC Formation: Search committee finalises 20 names

The search committee has finalised 20 candidates to constitute the next Election Commission.

The fifth meeting began at 11am on Saturday to review the proposed names for CEC and ECs.

The committee will sit again on Sunday to finalize the names of 10 people out of the 20 candidates for the post of the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners, said Dr Shamsul Arefin, senior secretary (coordination and reform) to the Cabinet Division. Then the president will select five names for forming next EC as per the law.

On Monday last, the Cabinet Division, which is providing secretarial support to the search committee, published 322 names which the political parties, professional bodies and individuals proposed to include in the search committee for formation of the next EC on its website.