<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The interim government today published the gazette of the six-member search committee to propose names of the persons fit for constituting next Election Commission (EC).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cabinet Secretary Dr Sheikh Abdur Rashid signed the gazette.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Headed by Judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, the other members of the search committee are- Judge of the High Court Division Justice AKM Asaduzzaman, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of Bangladesh Md Nurul Islam, Chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission Mobasser Momen, former teacher of the International Relations Department of Dhaka University Dr Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar and former PSC chairman Prof. Zeenatun Nesa Tahmida Begum.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In accordance with the Section 3 of the Election Commission Appointment Act-2022, the search committee will recommend the names of the individuals for appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cabinet Division will give secretarial support to the search committee.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>