The six-member search committee formed to constitute a new election commission will pay a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin in Bangabhaban at 6:15 p.m. tomorrow (November 20), President’s Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin told BSS this evening (November 19).

The search committee was formed in accordance with section 3 of the “Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Act, 2022”, to recommend the names of qualified persons for the positions of Chief Election Commissioner and other election commissioners.

The committee will be headed by Justice Zubair Rahman Chowdhury, a judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.

Besides, the other members are Supreme Court High Court Judge Justice AKM Asaduzzaman, Former Professor of International Relations Department of Dhaka University Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar, Former Chairman of the Commission of Bangladesh Civil Service, Dr. Zinnatun Nesa Tahmida Begum.

Apart from this, the committee also includes Controller General for the post of Comptroller and Auditor General Md Nurul Islam and Chairman Bangladesh Public Service Commission Prof Mobasser Monem as members.

Earlier, a gazette notification signed by Cabinet Secretary Dr Sheikh Abdur Rashid to constitute the search committee was issued on October 31.

The Cabinet Division will provide all necessary secretarial support to the Search Committee in carrying out its responsibilities.