Chief Election Commissioner of BangladeshThe chief election commissioner (CEC) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের প্রধান নির্বাচন কমিশনার) heads the Election Commission of Bangladesh, a body constitutionally empowered to conduct free and fair elections. Appointment and removalThe appointment of the chief election commissioner of Bangladesh and other election commissioners (if any) is made by the president.
Election Commissioner of BangladeshElection Commissioners of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের নির্বাচন কমিশনার), 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.
Election Commission of PakistanThe Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is an independent, autonomous, permanent and constitutionally established federal body responsible for organizing and conducting elections to the national parliament, provincial legislatures, local governments, and the office of president of Pakistan, as well as the delimitation of constituencies and preparation of electoral rolls.
Constitution of BangladeshSupreme law of BangladeshThe Constitution of Bangladesh, officially the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is the supreme law of Bangladesh. The constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh on 4 November 1972, it came into effect on 16 December 1972. The constituent assembly was composed of officials elected in the national and provincial council elections of Pakistan held in 1970.
President of BangladeshThe President of Bangladesh (POB), officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is the head of state of Bangladesh and the commander-in-chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. While the role has been ceremonial since the 1990 uprising, the president has gained greater political influence since the 2026 presidential election. The president is elected by the Jatiya Sangsad for a five-year term and represents the nation in domestic and international affairs.
Bangladesh Liberation War1971 Bangladesh–Pakistan armed conflictBelligerents BangladeshIndia (after 3 Dec)PakistanCommanders and leadersPolitical:Sheikh Mujibur RahmanSyed Nazrul IslamTajuddin AhmadIndira GandhiMilitary:M. A. G. OsmaniM. A. RabA. K. KhandkerZiaur RahmanK. M. ShafiullahKhaled MosharrafSam ManekshawJagjit Singh AuroraPolitical: Yahya KhanTikka KhanNurul AminAbdul Motaleb MalikTridev RoyMilitary: Abdul Hamid KhanA.
Election lawElection law is a branch of public law that relates to the democratic processes, election of representatives and office holders, and referendums, through the regulation of the electoral system, voting rights, ballot access, election management bodies, election campaign, the division of the territory into electoral zones, the procedures for the registration of voters and candidacies, its financing and propaganda, voting, counting of votes, scrutiny, electoral disputes, electoral observation and all contentious matters derived from them.
Election Commission SecretariatElection Commission Secretariat (Bengali: নির্বাচন কমিশন সচিবালয়), is the permanent administrative body that carries out the executive and logistical work of the Election Commission of Bangladesh. It was constituted as an independent secretariat, separate from the general civil administration, under the Election Commission Secretariat Act, 2009, enacted to give effect to Article 118(4) of the Constitution of Bangladesh.
BangladeshBangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world with a population of almost 177.8 million people within an area of 148,461 square kilometres (57,321 sq mi). Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the north, west, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast.
Bengali languageBengali, also known by its endonym Bangla, is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is primarily spoken by the Bengali people, native to the Bengal region (Bangladesh and India's West Bengal) as well as in Barak Valley in Assam and Tripura in South Asia.
2022 Search Committee2022 Search Committee is a committee set up by President Mohammad Abdul Hamid on 5 February 2022, to select qualified persons for the post of Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners of the 13th Bangladesh Election Commission. Obaidul Hassan is the chairman of this committee with 6 members. Although two such committees have been formed in Bangladesh before, this is the first committee formed by law.
LawLaw is a set of rules that are created and enforced by governmental or societal institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the art of justice. State-enforced laws can be made by a legislature, resulting in statutes; by the executive through decrees and regulations; or by judges' decisions, which form precedent in common law jurisdictions.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.