Staff Reporter :
Newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda and four other commissioners will take oath on February 15.
The four new commissioners are former secretary Rafiqul Islam, former Additional Secretary Mahbub Talukder, retired District and Sessions Judge Kabita Khanam and retired Brigadier General Shahadat Hossain.
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha will administer their oath in the Supreme Court Judges’ Lounge in Dhaka around 3:00 pm.
High Court Division Additional Registrar Sabbir Faiz told The New Nation on Tuesday that the time and place for the oath-taking ceremony were fixed as per the Chief Justice’s permission and availability.
President Abdul Hamid appointed the CEC and commissioners on Monday night in line with a constitutional provision, says a gazette notification issued yesterday.
The tenure of the incumbent Commission headed by Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed expires tomorrow, while one of the four commissioners would retire on February 14.
