Election Commissioner of Bangladesh explained

Election Commissioners of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের নির্বাচন কমিশনার), publicly referred to as EC, are members of Bangladesh Election Commission, who are bestowed upon the responsibility to arrange and oversee the conduct of free and fair national and regional elections, empowered by the commission.

Article 118 of the Bangladeshi constitution instructs the state to organise an independent agency, which will be free of political and government influences, consisting of one Chief Election Commissioner and four more assisting Election Commissioners with direct approval of the state president.

Appointment and removal

The appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh and other Election Commissioners is made by the president. The Chief Election Commissioner is to act as chairman of the Election Commission of Bangladesh. Under the Constitution the term of office of any Election Commissioner is five years from the date on which he enters upon office. A person who has held office as Chief Election Commissioner is not eligible for appointment in the service of the Republic. Any other Election Commissioner is, on ceasing to hold such office, eligible for appointment as Chief Election Commissioner, but is not eligible for appointment in the service of the Republic.

List

NameYears in Office
Anisur Rahman[1] 26 February 2022 to Present
Md Alamgir26 February 2022 to Present
Ahsan Habib Khan26 February 2022 to Present
Rashida Sultana26 February 2022 to Present
Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury[2] 15 February 2017 to 14 February 2022
Kabita Khanam15 February 2017 to 14 February 2022
Mahbub Talukder15 February 2017 to 14 February 2022
Md Rafiqul Islam15 February 2017 to 14 February 2022
Md. Shah Nawaz15 February 2012 to 15 February 2017
Brigadier General Md. Zabed Ali (Retd.) 9 February 2012 to 9 February 2017
Mohammad Abu Hafiz9 February 2012 to 9 February 2017
Mohammad Abdul Mobarak9 February 2012 to 9 February 2017
Brigadier General Muhammad Sakhawat Hussain ndc,psc (Retd)14 February 2007 to 14 February 2012
Muhammed Sohul Hussain5 February 2007 to 5 February 2012
Md. Saiful Alam 27 November 2006 to 31 January 2007
Modabbir Hossain Chowdhury27 November 2006 to 31 January 2007
Mahmud Hasan Monsur4 September 2006 to 31 January 2007
S.M. Zakaria16 January 2006 to 31 January 2007
Justice Mahfuzur Rahman16 January 2006 to 31 January 2007
M. M. Munsef Ali19 April 2001 to 19 April 2006
A. K. Mohammad Ali19 April 2001 to 19 April 2006
Shafiur Rahman25 June 2000 to 25 June 2005
Mustak Ahmed Chowdhury16 April 1996 to 16 April 2001
Abidur Rahman16 April 1996 to 16 April 2001
Justice Md. Abdul Jalil7 May 1994 to 9 April 1996
Justice Sayad Misbah Uddin Hossain28 December 1990 to 10 February 1994
Justice Amin-ur-Rahman Khan16 December 1990 to 25 December 1990
Justice Noyem Uddin Ahmad16 December 1990 to 4 April 1991
Justice Sultan Hossain Khan11 January 1987 to 16 February 1987
Abdul Mumit Chowdhury20 October 1978 to 31 December 1986
Nur Mohammad Khan7 July 1972 to 7 July 1977
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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Report . Star Digital . 2022-02-27 . New CEC, 4 election commissioners sworn in . 2022-03-03 . The Daily Star . en.
  2. Web site: Ex-secretary KM Nurul Huda appointed Chief Election Commissioner . 2022-03-03 . Daily Sun . en.
  3. Web site: Tenure of Election Commissioners . Bangladesh Election Commission . https://web.archive.org/web/20171017014204/http://www.ecs.gov.bd/English/TenureEC.php . 17 October 2017.