Ruling Awami League and their political archrival BNP have recommended five names each for potential election commissioners in the queue to reforming the Election Commission.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia begins a meeting with her party's policymakers to finalise the names to propose to the search committee for constituting the next election commission.

Responding to its invitation, registered political parties of the BNP-led 20-party alliance decides to separately propose names to the search committee for forming the new Election Commission (EC).

The search committee is to hold a meeting with five more eminent civil society members on February 1 to discuss formation of the new Election Commission (EC).

Civil society members suggest the search committee to pick honest and capable people for reconstituting the five-member Election Commission who will be able to conduct the next general election in impartial and transparent manners.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is asked to appear before a Dhaka court on Thursday in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

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BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has sits in a meeting with her policymakers in what is believed to talk over the party’s proposals for the next potential Election Commissioners.

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Dissatisfied with the search committee formed to reconstitute the next Election Commission, BNP today alleged that the committee has been filled with those loyal to the ruling Awami League family. The party thinks this committee will be unable to constitute a fair election governing body.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir accuses the government of diverting people’s attention from the Election Commission search committee by issuing an arrest warrant against Tarique Rahman.

Members of the search committee, formed by President Abdul Hamid to constitute the next Election Commission, will hold its first meeting on Saturday.

Coming down heavily on BNP for its criticism over the Election Commission search committee, Awami League thanks President Abdul Hamid for forming the body with qualified and nonpolitical personalities.

BNP alleges that Awami League wants to hold the next general election like the previous one held on January 5, 2014, through the search committee.