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The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের প্রধান নির্বাচন কমিশনার) heads the Election Commission of Bangladesh, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections.
Uddin was appointed chief election commissioner in November 2024. [11] [12] His name was proposed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [2] The four election commissions under him were Md Anwarul Islam Sarker, Abdur Rahmanel Masud, Tahmida Ahmed, and Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah. [2] He was sworn in by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed. [13]
Bangladesh Election Commission secretariat. Bangladesh Election Commission has its own secretariat as per Election Commission Secretariat Act 2009, which is headed by a secretary. The secretariat is located at Agargaon in Dhaka city and has Electoral Training Institutes and field offices at the Regional, District and Upazila/Thana levels ...
Bangladesh’s Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal announced Wednesday that the voting would be held on a single day on Jan. 7 in 300 parliamentary constituencies to elect members of ...
The Chief Election Commissioner is to act as chairman of the Election Commission of Bangladesh. Under the Constitution the term of office of any Election Commissioner is five years from the date on which he enters upon office. A person who has held office as Chief Election Commissioner is not eligible for appointment in the service of the Republic.
To establish a representative and effective democracy in Bangladesh by ensuring free, fair, and participatory elections through the reform of the existing electoral system, the interim government has formed the Electoral System Reform Commission to prepare a report with necessary recommendations for electoral reform. [15]
He retired from service in 2000. He served as Sub Divisional Officer in Bagerhat, Secretary in the Ministry of Water Resources and Ministry of Finance and before that the Managing Director of the Bangladesh Agriculture Development Bank. [1] He served as Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh and held the Bangladesh national elections in 2008.
The Bangladeshi Ministry of Foreign Affairs asserted "the electoral process will remain under strict vigilance, including by international observers as accredited by the Election Commission." [48] Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen said on 10 April 2023, in a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the independent ...