Former CEC ATM Shamsul Huda passes away
Shamsul Huda served as the chief election commissioner during the Bangladesh national elections in 2008
Former chief election commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda has passed away at the age of 83.
He breathed his last around 9am this morning (5 July). Shamsul Huda left behind his wife and a daughter.
"The late Dr Huda was a unique example in Bangladesh's political and administrative history. Throughout his long career, he established an incomparable example of honesty, competence, and impartiality," reads a press release from Gulshan Society issued this morning.
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Shamsul Huda served as the chief election commissioner during the Bangladesh national elections in 2008.
In its release, Gulshan Society said the national elections held under Huda's leadership as CEC "were milestones of neutrality and professionalism."
Shamsul Huda's only daughter, Simin Huda, resides in the US. The time for his namaz-e-janaza will be announced once she arrives in the country, said the release.
Taking the responsibilities of CEC at a critical juncture in the nation's history, Shamsul Huda succeeded in accomplishing his mission by holding a free and fair parliamentary election on 29 December 2008.
The 2008 election has often been lauded as the best general election in Bangladesh's history.
Shamsul Huda later wrote an account of the events in his book, Phire Dekha Jibon (Looking Back at Life), published by Prothoma at the February book fair in 2014.
In the book, Huda described the challenges he and his team confronted in 2007 and how they met the growing demands of time.
