EC search committee shortlists 20 names

Staff Correspondent: The newly formed search committee has shortlisted 20 names from the lists of names of prospective election commissioners proposed and submitted by the political parties.

Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam made the disclosure after meeting at Supreme Court Judges' Lounge this evening.

He said that better names found from the political parties over Election Commission reconstitution.

We are hopeful about a neutral Election Commission (EC), he added.

However, Shahiul Alam refused to say any names from the list.

Earlier, political parties submitted names to the search committee for reconstituting the Election Commission.

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