Newly appointed CEC and commissioners likely to be sworn in on Sunday

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed is expected to administer the swearing-in ceremony

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November 22, 2024, 12:55 p.m.

Last modification: November 22, 2024, 12:57 p.m.

AMM Nasir Uddin. Archive photo: collected.

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AMM Nasir Uddin. Archive photo: collected.

The newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and four other commissioners are likely to take oath on Sunday afternoon.

Shafiqul Islam, public relations officer of the Supreme Court, said the oath-taking ceremony was likely to take place on Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed is expected to administer the investiture ceremony.

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Earlier on Thursday, former AMM secretary Md Nasir Uddin was appointed as CEC of the Bangladesh Election Commission.

Alongside him, four electoral commissioners were also appointed.

The commissioners are former additional secretary Md Anwarul Islam Sarker, former district and sessions judge Abdur Rahman Masud, former joint secretary Begum Tahmida Ahmad and Brigadier General (retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah .

President Mohammad Shahabuddin appointed them in accordance with Article 118 (1) of the Constitution.