Bangladesh Election Commission

The Bangladesh Election Commission (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ নির্বাচন কমিশন), abbreviated and publicly referred to as EC, is an government controlled constitutional body that operates the legal functions of election laws in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Election Commission
বাংলাদেশ নির্বাচন কমিশন
ইসি
Bāngládésh Nīrbáchōn Cōmmīssîon
Independent state agency overview
FormedJuly 7, 1972 (1972-07-07)
TypeRegulating and conducting elections in all-over Bangladesh
JurisdictionBangladesh
HeadquartersNirbachon Bhobon, Agargaon, Dhaka
Independent state agency executives
Websitewww.ecs.gov.bd

Article 118 of the Bangladeshi Constitution allows the commission to be formed consisting of a chief election commissioner alongside a number of assisting election commissioners under permission granted by the president of Bangladesh.

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