Stakeholders, including political leaders, executive advisers, and consultants, absorb criticized the brand new regulation governing the appointment of the Election Commission (EC), calling it flawed and inadequate for forming an attractive and neutral EC.
They proposed reforms to handle these points for the length of a dialogue titled “Discussing the Appointment Route of of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners,” organised by Democracy Worldwide in the capital on Saturday.
Badiul Alam Majumdar, head of the Election Commission Reform Committee, condemned the 2022 regulation for allowing biased appointments and famed that the outdated EC failed to adhere to the constitution. He instructed forming the EC by political consensus and ensuring transparency in the approach.
Brigadier Identical outdated (Retd.) M Sakhawat Hossain, adviser to the Period in-between Government, emphasised the obligatory role of a neutral executive in enabling the EC to function successfully. He additionally proposed a 3-step search committee for appointing new election commissioners.
Md Abdul Alim, fundamental director of Democracy Worldwide, presented a policy transient underscoring that credible elections commence with real EC appointments. He instructed revising or replacing the present regulation, setting up an fair inquiry committee with executive and civil society representatives, and imposing strict recruitment criteria to make certain that the series of expert and fair folks.
Representatives from 10 political parties, including BNP, Jatiya Occasion, Jamaat-e-Islami, and AB Occasion, along with civil society members, participated in the discussion.
BNP leaders Selima Rahman and Rumeen Farhana wired the need for proper and succesful folks for the EC and a clear selection route of with political social gathering involvement.
Jatiya Occasion’s Shamim Haider Patwari referred to as for repealing the brand new regulation, while NDM’s Bobby Hajjaz highlighted different related considerations.
