The report on "Appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners Bill-2022" was placed in parliament on Wednesday with some changes in eligibility and ineligibility criteria for the appointment of CEC and ECs. Chairman of the Parliamentary Scrutiny Committee on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry M Shahiduzzaman Sarker placed
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Cabinet clears draft law over EC formation
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the 'Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioner Appointment Act, 2022' in order to have a law in this regard as per the Constitution. The approval came from the Cabinet meeting held at the Cabinet Room of the Jatiya Sangsad with Prime Minister Sheikh
HC rejects plea over enacting law for EC formation
The High Court Sunday rejected a writ petition seeking its directions on formulating a specific law for the formation of the Election Commission. A division bench of Justice Mujibur Rahman Mia and Justice Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order. Advocate Md Earul Islam appeared for the petitioner while Attorney General AM Amin