Staff Reporter:
Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed yesterday said action will be taken in accordance with law regarding Satkhira-4 lawmaker Gazi Mohammad Nazrul Islam upon receipt of a letter from the Speaker.
He informed journalists yesterday at the Election Bhaban in the capital.
The EC secretary said the Jamaat-e-Islami had already informed the EC about his expulsion from the party. “However, we have not yet received any letter from the Speaker. Without the Speaker’s letter, the Election Commission has no direct responsibility in this matter,” he said.
He said there is a provision for receiving a letter from the Parliament Secretariat. “Once the letter is received, further action will be taken accordingly,” he said.
Regarding the upcoming local government elections, the EC secretary said a decision would be tak-en after discussion at a commission meeting. The date of the next commission meeting has not yet been fixed. The Chief Election Commissioner will determine the date and time of the meeting, he added.
Akhtar also announced changes to the identity cards of EC Secretariat and field-level employees.
He said, “Instead of laminated cards, field-level employees will be given plastic cards like those used at the headquarters. The new cards will apply to all categories, including revenue, develop-ment, outsourced and daily-basis employees.”
