EC search committee meets eminent citizens
The search committee, formed by the president for appointing chief election commissioner and other election commissioners, had its first meeting with eminent citizens of the country today.
Twenty eminent citizens took part in the first meeting which started at 11am on Saturday at the Judges' Lounge of the Bangladesh Supreme Court building.
The second meeting commenced in the afternoon at the same location.
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Among those who attended the first meeting were lawyer MK Rahman, former cabinet secretary Ali Imam Majumder, former attorney general and former caretaker government adviser AF Hassan Ariff, Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud, constitutional expert Dr Shahdeen Malik, Lawyer Munsurul Haque, senior lawyer Yusuf Hossain Humayun, lawyer and former attorney general Fida M Kamal, Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor (Education) Dr Maqsud Kamal, President of the Bangladesh Asiatic Society Professor Mahfuza Khanam, Brati's Chief Executive Sharmeen Murshid, and Fair Election Monitoring Alliance President Munira Khan.
Among those attending the second meeting are former president of press club Saiful Alam, Shyamal Dutt of Bhorer Kagoj, Press Club President Farida Yasmin, Ittefaq Editor Tasmima Hossain, Ganasasthya Trustee Md Zafrullah, Ekattur Editor Mozammel Babu, journalist Abed Khan, Ajker Patrika Editor Golam Rahman, Samakal's AK Azad, NTV's Jahirul Alam and journalist Swadesh Roy.
Earlier on Tuesday, the search committee decided to hold meetings with 60 eminent citizens.
Another meeting will be held with 20 others on Sunday.
According to the provisions of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Appointment Act, 2022, a search committee was formed on 5 February by President M Abdul Hamid with Supreme Court's Appellate Division Judge Obaidul Hassan as the chief.
Other members of the committee are Justice SM Quddus Zaman (chief justice nominated), Auditor General and Controller of Bangladesh Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury (ex officio member), Bangladesh Public Service Commission Chairman Md Sohrab Hossain (ex officio member), and former election commissioner Muhammad Sohul Hossain and author Anwara Syed Haque (president-nominated).
