Some civil society representatives say the names of political parties, professional organizations and individuals proposing these names should also be made public. And if that is done, transparency will come in the formation of EC.
Meanwhile, some proposing parties have demanded that a list of 10 names be sent to the President. They think that if it is published, there will be an opportunity for a more thorough analysis of the people on the list. Constitutionally, the Prime Minister can advise the President. In this case, one can also get an idea of which issues are considered more important by the President. And when the names of those who have been proposed are revealed, people will also be able to know from which party list the recruits have come. Apart from this, it will also be understood whether the names which were in the list of more than one party have given more importance to them.
Earlier, the inquiry committee formed before the formation of the EC in 2016, they did not publish a list of names. However, according to information from political sources, the ruling Awami League had offered some names to its allies and like-minded parties. The main goal was to have the preferred names on the list of more teams. Later, the inquiry committee sent the names that came in large numbers to the President with more importance. After the appointment, it was seen that the names of four people including the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) were in the list of Awami League and like-minded parties. KM Nurul Huda, who was appointed CEC, was on the list of at least five teams. The leaders of the political parties think that the names mentioned in the proposals of most of the parties, organizations and individuals may get more importance this time as well.
Rashed Khan Menon, president of the 14-party Workers Party , told Prothom Alo that they had written a letter to the President on Sunday requesting him to publish the final list of 10 candidates or send the list to the Parliamentary Working Advisory Committee for discussion. This will put pressure on the search committee to select the most qualified people. More transparency can be ensured. However he acknowledged that their numbers were not enough to defeat Trump's government.
The list of 322 people who came to the inquiry committee was released by the cabinet department last Monday . Of the 39 registered political parties in the country, 24 have submitted their names. Apart from this, some professional organizations and some individuals have suggested names. The BNP and their parties and some leftist parties did not submit names. Most of the parties that have submitted their names are known to be allies or allies of the 14 parties led by the Awami League.
Sources in the 14 parties said that out of the 24 registered parties, eight are partners of the 14 parties. The Awami League and the government have good relations with the alternative parties Bangladesh, Islamic Front Bangladesh, Bangladesh NAP and BNF. Apart from this, some religious groups keep in touch with the government.
Political sources say that if the names of the proposing parties are revealed, the final recruits may come from the list of Awami League-led coalition and pro-government parties.
Hasanul Haque Inu, president of the 14-party ally Jasdar, thinks the list of 10 people needs to be published. The public can comment on them. Given five-six days, it would be convenient for the President to take a final decision. Ismail Hossain, acting general secretary of the National Awami Party (NAP), another ally of the alliance, made the same demand.
Like Rashed Khan Menon, Inu also agreed not to name the proposing party. Asked about this, Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif told Prothom Alo that the people's demand was to reveal their names, the search committee did. According to him, it is unreasonable to demand disclosure of the name of the person who proposed it. The party badge will fall on the honored people. And not to publish the list of 10 people, it is the jurisdiction of the investigation committee.
According to 14 party sources, the Awami League has adopted the same strategy as in 2016. The coalition partners and like-minded parties have made arrangements to send some of the preferred names to the search committee. However, this time one or two partner parties did not respond to this tactic.
According to Awami League sources, some Awami League leaders and ministers have also spoken about naming professional organizations. Among the names that have been submitted personally, there are some names of choice of Awami League.
Badiul Alam Majumder, editor of Citizens for Good Governance (Sujan) , told Prothom Alo that any issue related to the Election Commission is not personal information. The High Court has directed to publish these. In the interest of transparency, the names appearing in the inquiry committee should be disclosed on three levels. First, all names are published with public notice. Then the name of the person who proposed it was revealed. Then the final list of 10 people has to be published. Then it will be understood by which judge the selection committee has selected the individuals.
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