Election Commission’s search committee formed: Asif Nazrul

Legal advisor Asif Nazrul said that the government's journey towards the election has started. The search committee has been formed to form the Election Commission (EC). It will be gazetted if signed by the Principal Adviser. He may have signed it already.

The adviser told reporters after meeting with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk at the secretariat on Tuesday.

When asked if there was any discussion with them about the election, Asif Nazrul said that there was no discussion about it. But I can tell you one thing - the work of our government to adopt the election process has started. The journey to the election has begun, you might say.

Asif Nazrul said that once the search committee is done, the election commission will be formed. When the Election Commission was formed, the voter list... As I said earlier, there were a lot of questions about the voter list, the last election was such a fake election, people did not bother about the voter list.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk expressed full support to the interim government, said the legal adviser, emphasizing the independence of the judiciary. Also discussed with him about the criminal tribunal. The United Nations High Commissioner has called for the abolition of the death penalty.

Asif Nazrul said, before the trial of the fascists, there is no question of change.

If 14 parties including Awami League will be able to participate in the election, when the legal adviser was asked such a question, all three turned and put the opposite question to the people. He said, "My question to every sensible person of Bangladesh is whether the party which has carried out such a large massacre and the party which threatens to kill more if given the opportunity should have political rights."