Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad today demanded that at least one election commissioner should be from religious and ethnic minority communities.

The Search Committee will publish all the names that the political parties and individuals submitted to the Cabinet Division.

A man, who sustained injuries in an attack allegedly by the supporters of a member candidate for the Rajanagar Union Parishad election under Rangunia Upazila in Chattogram on February 2, died at Chattogram Medical College Hospital today.

Media personalities and eminent citizens have said all the names proposed for appointments of chief election commissioner and other election commissioners to form the new Election Commission should be published in the media.

The search committee, tasked with making recommendations for appointments of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners, has received 329 names, said Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam today.

Eminent citizens have suggested that those who have had special privileges and benefits during previous governments should not be appointed to the Election Commission.

The search committee constituted for nominating the names for forming the next election commission started its second meeting with the country’s eminent citizens.

A total of 24 political parties have submitted their nominations for the formation of the next Election Commission.

Awami League today proposed 10 names for the posts of chief election commissioner and other election commissioners for the formation of the next Election Commission.

Contempt of court petition was filed at the High Court today against Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda for not registering Ganasamhati Andolon as a political party around three years after this court has directed to do so.

The last phase of union parishad (UP) election is underway peacefully in eight unions across the country this morning.

Newly-elected mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Dr Selina Hayat Ivy and 36 councillors, including nine from reserved seats, were sworn in today.

At least three activists of a defeated Union Parishad member were injured in post-polls violence at Indurkani upazila in Pirojpur today.

The search committee, constituted by President Abdul Hamid for the appointments of Chief Election Commission and Election Commissioners, will seek opinions of 60 eminent citizens of the country.

In the seventh phase of Union Parishad elections held yesterday, independents candidates won 64 percent of the chairman posts while Awami League backed candidates won 30 percent for the same post.

Two people, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed in separate clashes in Satkania upazila in Chattogram during the union parishad election today.

Voters are fearful of the possibility of violence as 138 union parishads go to polls today in the seventh phase of UP elections.

The search committee constituted by President Abdul Hamid today called upon the registered political parties to send the names and bio data of their nominated persons for Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners.

After the meeting of the six-member search committee, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam today said political parties can suggest names for the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners and a circular in this regard will be issued tonight.

A chairman candidate of union parishad election in Chattogram has been accused of threatening to shoot his rivals.