Search Committee Finalizes 12-13 Names in Today's Meeting

Names of 12-13 people were finalized today in the 6th meeting of the search committee.

The committee head Appellate Division Justice Obaidul Hassan revealed the information in a press briefing after its 6th meeting held at the Supreme Court Judges Lounge in the capital on Sunday (February 20).

Obaidul Hasan said, “Names of 20 people were finalized in the 5th meeting of the search committee. From them, names of 12-13 people were finalized today (Sunday). Of them, 10 names will be finalized within February 24. The President will select five of them to form the Election Commission.”

The meetings were attended by - Search committee members High Court Division Justice SM Kuddus Zaman, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury, Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Mohammed Sohrab Hossain, former Election Commissioner Mohammed Sohul Hossain and Writer Prof Anwara Syed Haq.

The Search Committee will submit the final list of 10 names to the President by February 24 to form the Election Commission (EC).