Election Commissioners of Bangladesh (), publicly referred to as EC, are members of Bangladesh Election Commission, who are bestowed upon the responsibility to arrange and oversee the conduct of free and fair national and regional elections, empowered by the commission.
Article 118 of the Bangladeshi constitution instructs the state to organise an independent agency, which will be free of political and government influences, consisting of one Chief Election Commissioner and four more assisting Election Commissioners with direct approval of the state president.
Appointment and removal The appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh and other Election Commissioners is made by the president. The Chief Election Commissioner is to act as chairman of the Election Commission of Bangladesh. Under the Constitution the term of office of any Election Commissioner is five years from the date on which he enters upon office. A person who has held office as Chief Election Commissioner is not eligible for appointment in the service of the Republic. Any other Election Commissioner is, on ceasing to hold such office, eligible for appointment as Chief Election Commissioner, but is not eligible for appointment in the service of the Republic.
List Name YearMd Anwarul Islam Sarker21 November 2024 to presentBegum Tahmida AhmadAbdur Rahmanel MasudMd Alamgir26 February 2022 to 5 September 2024Ahsan Habib KhanRashida SultanaShahadat Hossain Chowdhury15 February 2017 to 14 February 2022Kabita KhanamMahbub TalukderMd Rafiqul IslamMohammad Shahnewaz15 February 2012 to 15 February 2017 Brigadier General Md. Zabed Ali (Retd.) 9 February 2012 to 9 February 2017 Mohammad Abu HafizMohammad Abdul MobarakBrigadier General Muhammad Sakhawat Hussain ndc, psc (Retd)14 February 2007 to 14 February 2012 Muhammed Sohul Hussain5 February 2007 to 5 February 2012Md. Saiful Alam27 November 2006 to 31 January 2007 Modabbir Hossain ChowdhuryMahmud Hasan Monsur4 September 2006 to 31 January 2007 S. M. Zakaria16 January 2006 to 31 January 2007Justice Mahfuzur RahmanM. M. Munsef Ali19 April 2001 to 19 April 2006 A. K. Mohammad AliShafiur Rahman25 June 2000 to 25 June 2005 Mustak Ahmed Chowdhury16 April 1996 to 16 April 2001 Abidur RahmanJustice Md. Abdul Jalil7 May 1994 to 9 April 1996 Justice Sayad Misbah Uddin Hossain28 December 1990 to 10 February 1994Justice Amin-ur-Rahman Khan16 December 1990 to 25 December 1990 Justice Noyem Uddin Ahmad16 December 1990 to 4 April 1991Justice Sultan Hossain Khan11 January 1987 to 16 February 1987 Abdul Mumit Chowdhury20 October 1978 to 31 December 1986Nur Mohammad Khan7 July 1972 to 7 July 1977
See also Election Commission of Bangladesh Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh Elections in Bangladesh
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