BANGLADESH

The government has issued a gazette on the appointment of former CSP officer Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed as the new chief election commissioner.

In a formal announcement on Wednesday evening, the Cabinet Division also issued gazettes on appointment of four others as election commissioners.

Retired additional secretary Mohammad Abu Hafiz, retired joint secretary Abdul Mobarak, retired brigadier general Mohammad Jabed Ali and retired sessions judge Mohammad Shahnewaz were appointed as Rakib's deputies and they will work with him for the next five years.

Earlier in the day, president Zillur Rahman's press secretary A K M Nesar Uddin Bhuiyan had confirmed about Rakib's appointment as the new CEC.

Following the gazette issuance, the EC secretariat would now make arrangements for their swearing-in by the chief justice.

EC secretary Mohammad Sadique had told that they would ask the chief justice for time to schedule the oath administration once the gazette is issued.