Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Appointment Act, 2022

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Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Appointment Act, 2022
Jatiya Sangsad
CitationAct No. 01 of 2022
Territorial extentBangladesh
Passed byJatiya Sangsad
Passed27 January 2022 (2022-01-27)
Assented to29 January 2022 (2022-01-29)
Signed byMohammad Abdul Hamid (President)
Signed29 January 2022 (2022-01-29)
Effective29 January 2022 (2022-01-29)
Legislative history
Introduced byAnisul Huq (Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs)
First reading23 January 2022 (2022-01-23)
Second reading27 January 2022 (2022-01-27)
Status: In force

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]

References

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  1. ^ "EC formation bill passed in parliament". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  2. ^ "EC formation law 'like a Baksal one': Fakhrul". New Age. Retrieved 2022-02-17.



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