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The interim government has formed a search committee under the leadership of Appellate Division Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury to recommend commissioners for the next Election Commission.
The cabinet division issued a notice to the effect on Thursday, reports bdnews24.com.
The other members of the search committee are High Court Justice AKM Asaduzzaman, Auditor General and Comptroller Md Nurul Islam, Bangladesh Public Service Commission Chairman Prof Mobasser Monem, former Dhaka University Department of International Relations professor Dr Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar, and former Bangladesh Public Service Commission chairman Dr Zinnatun Nessa Tahmida Begum.
The committee was formed under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Appointment Act, 2022 and will perform its duties and functions accordingly, the Cabinet Division said.
It added that the Cabinet Division will also provide the necessary secretarial support to the inquiry committee to carry out its duties.