Its Chairman Shahiduzzaman Sarker said on Monday the changes were on the qualification and disqualification of the election commissioners. Law Minister Anisul Huq introduced the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioner Appointment Bill 2022 in parliament on Sunday. RECOMMENDATIONSThe Bill says an individual must have at least 20 years of work experience in any important government, judicial, semi-government or private job to be recommended as an election commissioner or the chief election commissioner. The “search committees” used to form the outgoing and the last commission will be legalised through the proposed new law. The Bill also includes a provision on keeping the “search committee” option open to form the next commissions.

Source: bd News24 January 25, 2022 05:43 UTC