EC sectt asked to make road map for next elections: Sakhawat
The Election Commission (EC) has asked its secretariat to prepare a full-fledged road map for the next parliamentary polls, Election Commissioner M Sakhawat Hossain said yesterday.
“The 10th parliamentary election is just one and a half years away but by this time the new EC has a lot to do. That is why, we have directed the secretariat to start preparing a work plan,” he said.
The tenure of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda and Election Commissioner Muhammed Sohul Hussein expired Sunday while Election Commissioner M Sakhawat Hossain is to retire on February 14.
The search committee formed to recommend names for the new chief election commissioner and election commissioners is expected to submit its report to President Zillur Rahman today.
Talking to reporters at his EC secretariat office, Sakhawat Hossain yesterday explained the EC reform proposal that sought control over the cabinet division and the ministries of home affairs, public administration and the LGRD during general elections.
According to the proposal, during the general elections the cabinet division and the three ministries will have to consult with the EC before making any election related decision.
Sakhawat Hossain said the EC had drafted the proposal in light of the experiences gathered during the last caretaker government.
Meanwhile, the EC secretariat yesterday sent the law ministry a set of proposals on electoral reforms.
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