The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Appointment Act, 2022 in Bangladesh is an Act passed in the Jatiya Sangsad on 26 January 2022. Provision has been made in this Act for the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners as described in Article 118 (1) of the Constitution of Bangladesh. This is the first such law after the independence of Bangladesh. At the same time, this is the first law of Jatiya Sangsad in 2022. Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the main opposition party compared it to BaKSAL.[1][2]
| Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Appointment Act, 2022 | |
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| Jatiya Sangsad | |
| Citation | Act No. 01 of 2022 |
| Territorial extent | Bangladesh |
| Passed by | Jatiya Sangsad |
| Passed | 27 January 2022 |
| Assented to | 29 January 2022 |
| Signed by | Mohammad Abdul Hamid (President) |
| Signed | 29 January 2022 |
| Effective | 29 January 2022 |
| Legislative history | |
| Introduced by | Anisul Huq (Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs) |
| First reading | 23 January 2022 |
| Second reading | 27 January 2022 |
| Status: In force | |
References
edit- ^ "EC formation bill passed in parliament". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "EC formation law 'like a Baksal one': Fakhrul". New Age. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
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