Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission search committee today shortlisted 20 names for forming the five-member new commission.
The names were shortlisted based on their honesty, qualification and capability, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam told journalist after the search body�s conference at the Supreme Court Judges' Lounge on Tuesday evening.
Earlier in the day, a total of 28 political parties out of 31 submitted around 120 to 125 names preferring them as the next election commissioners, he said. �Of them, the search body picked 20 names.�
He said the tenure of the search committee, formed by the president, will end on February 8. �The search committee will put forward proposed names of the chief election commissioner and other commissioners to the president by the timeframe.�
He, however, said the search body will not make the names public.