Mohammad Yunus, head of the interim government of Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s interim government has initiated efforts to hold general elections soon. Mohammad Yunus’ government has constituted a search committee to form a new Electoral Commission. This six-member committee will be headed by Justice Zubair Rehman Chaudhary of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.
In reality, the allegation is that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won the last three elections through manipulation, so a new Election Commission will be formed. Giving information about the formation of the committee, Law Minister Asif Nazrul said that the general elections held earlier were fake, so the voter list will be updated and the interim government will conduct the elections through a transparent process.
Who is on the AE search committee?
The caretaker government headed by Mohammad Yunus has constituted a six-member search committee for the new Election Commission, which has included many prominent personalities, including Supreme Court and High Court judges. Supreme Court Justice Zubair Rahman Chaudhary will chair the committee, while sources say other members include High Court Division Bench Justice AKM Asaduzzaman, CAG Nurul Islam, Public Service Commission chairman Bangladesh, Mobasir Momin, and the Migration and Refugee Movements Research Unit. CEO CR Abrar, former professor of Dhaka University, Professor Jinatunnisha Tahmida Begum.
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Law Minister Professor Asif Nazrul, after meeting UN High Commissioner Volker Turk at the Secretariat, said that after the signature of Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus, the interim government will soon be able to issue an official order in this regard.
Many parties, including the BNP, had demanded
In fact, the interim government in Bangladesh is about to complete three months but the buzz of the general elections was not heard. Meanwhile, many political parties, including the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), had demanded to prepare a roadmap for the 13th general elections. After which, the Mohammad Yunus government first decided to constitute a new electoral commission, for which the Yunus government created a search committee.
The interim government will hold fair elections: Minister of Justice
Law Minister Asif Nazrul has said: “The caretaker government has initiated efforts to hold the next general elections and a search committee has been formed to form a new Election Commission.” He said that the elections held earlier were fake, so there is a lot to talk about the voter list. The Minister of Justice says the new Electoral Commission will update the voter list and this will be done through a transparent process. He said the interim government will hold fair and free elections.
What did the Minister of Justice say on the date of the elections?
However, when asked when the elections will be held, he said it depends on many factors. According to the law, once the search committee is formed, it suggests the names of 10 people to the President within a maximum period of 15 days, for each position in the Electoral Commission the names of 2 people are suggested. The President selects the Chief Election Commissioner and four other EC officials from those recommended by the search committee.
EC officials resigned on September 5
Barely a month after the overthrow of Sheikh Hasina’s government in Bangladesh, all five Election Commission officials, including former chief election commissioner Qazi Habibul Awal, had resigned. All important posts in the Election Commission will become vacant from September 5. According to the Chief Election Commissioner Appointment Act and the Election Commission Act, 2022, the president is required to constitute a six-member committee under the chairmanship of the appellate division judge. The name of the appellate judge is appointed by the Chief Justice of Bangladesh.
