‘Major parties agree on spl committee for constituency delimitation’

Major political parties have agreed in principle to the formation of a constitutionally mandated specialised committee to oversee the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies after each national census, Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher said on Wednesday, reports UNB.

He made the remarks to journalists at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka, after the conclusion of the first phase of the Consensus Commission's dialogue with various political parties.

"Today's discussion focused on the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies. Article 119 of our Constitution addresses this issue. In the past, the Election Commission carried out this task independently. Now, in the interest of transparency, there is a proposal to introduce a change - that is, the formation of a specialised committee," Dr Taher said.

He said this committee will assist and advise the Election Commission (EC) on the delimitation process. The proposal has two parts. Firstly, for the upcoming national election, our party as well as the Commission proposed forming a technical expert committee under the EC, Dr Taher added.