President to constitute election commission through search committee, PM says

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the President of the country will constitute a new election commission through a search committee.

“The President will form a search committee and the election commission will be constituted through this search committee,” she said, replying to a question at a press conference at Ganabhaban on Monday, reports UNB.

The present election commission will complete its five-year tenure in February 2022 and the next commission will arrange the 12th parliamentary election to be held at the end of 2023.

The press conference was arranged to inform the media about the outcomes of her recent visit to the United States for joining the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.