DHAKA, Feb 28 (NNN-BSS) – The new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), and four election commissioners of Bangladesh, took their oath yesterday, forming the new Election Commission (EC) of the country.
Chief Justice, Hasan Foez Siddique, administered the oath to Kazi Habibul Awal, as the new CEC, at a ceremony at the Supreme Court.
Judges from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, senior officials and journalists, among others, attended the swearing-in ceremony.
On Saturday, Bangladeshi President, Md Abdul Hamid appointed Awal, a former senior secretary of the government, as the CEC and four other people as the election commissioners.
The five-year tenure of the last five-member Election Commission of Bangladesh, ended on Feb 14.– NNN-BSS
