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 edit
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 edit
| Name | Years in Office |
|---|---|
| Anisur Rahman[1] | 26 February 2022 to Present |
| Md Alamgir[1] | 26 February 2022 to Present |
| Ahsan Habib Khan[1] | 26 February 2022 to Present |
| Rashida Sultana[1] | 26 February 2022 to Present |
| Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury[2] | 15 February 2017 to 14 February 2022 |
| Kabita Khanam[2] | 15 February 2017 to 14 February 2022 |
| Mahbub Talukder[2] | 15 February 2017 to 14 February 2022 |
| Md Rafiqul Islam[2] | 15 February 2017 to 14 February 2022 |
| Md. Shah Nawaz | 15 February 2012 to 15 February 2017 |
| Brigadier General Md. Zabed Ali (Retd.) | 9 February 2012 to 9 February 2017 |
| Mohammad Abu Hafiz | 9 February 2012 to 9 February 2017 |
| Mohammad Abdul Mobarak | 9 February 2012 to 9 February 2017 |
| Brigadier General Muhammad Sakhawat Hussain ndc,psc (Retd) | 14 February 2007 to 14 February 2012 |
| Muhammed Sohul Hussain | 5 February 2007 to 5 February 2012 |
| Md. Saiful Alam | 27 November 2006 to 31 January 2007 |
| Modabbir Hossain Chowdhury | 27 November 2006 to 31 January 2007 |
| Mahmud Hasan Monsur | 4 September 2006 to 31 January 2007 |
| S.M. Zakaria | 16 January 2006 to 31 January 2007 |
| Justice Mahfuzur Rahman | 16 January 2006 to 31 January 2007 |
| M. M. Munsef Ali | 19 April 2001 to 19 April 2006 |
| A. K. Mohammad Ali | 19 April 2001 to 19 April 2006 |
| Shafiur Rahman | 25 June 2000 to 25 June 2005 |
| Mustak Ahmed Chowdhury | 16 April 1996 to 16 April 2001 |
| Abidur Rahman | 16 April 1996 to 16 April 2001 |
| Justice Md. Abdul Jalil | 7 May 1994 to 9 April 1996 |
| Justice Sayad Misbah Uddin Hossain | 28 December 1990 to 10 February 1994 |
| Justice Amin-ur-Rahman Khan | 16 December 1990 to 25 December 1990 |
| Justice Noyem Uddin Ahmad | 16 December 1990 to 4 April 1991 |
| Justice Sultan Hossain Khan | 11 January 1987 to 16 February 1987 |
| Abdul Mumit Chowdhury | 20 October 1978 to 31 December 1986 |
| Nur Mohammad Khan | 7 July 1972 to 7 July 1977 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Report, Star Digital (2022-02-27). "New CEC, 4 election commissioners sworn in". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ^ a b c d "Ex-secretary KM Nurul Huda appointed Chief Election Commissioner". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ^ "Tenure of Election Commissioners". Bangladesh Election Commission. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017.