A search committee has been formed to establish the Election Commission, Law Affairs Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, Asif Nazrul said on Tuesday.

“The interim government’s election journey to hold the next general election has started. This will be an extraordinary election. Voter list will be updated”, said the adviser to the media in Dhaka after a meeting with visiting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. The High Commissioner is on a two-day official visit to Bangladesh. He arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday morning.

‘The recommendation has been submitted to the chief adviser for signature, and official notification will be issued as soon as the signature is obtained today or tomorrow,’ said the adviser.

“After the formation of the search committee, the Election Commission will be constituted. Then, the voter list will be updated as there were a lot of questions about the voter lists”, he further added.