Bangladesh Election Commission

Bangladesh Election Commission
বাংলাদেশ নির্বাচন কমিশন
Logo of Bangladesh Election Commission
Agency overview
Formed7 July 1972; 52 years ago (7 July 1972)
TypeRegulating and conducting elections in all-over Bangladesh
JurisdictionBangladesh
HeadquartersNirbachon Bhobon, Agargaon, Dhaka
Annual budget1230 crore (US$100 million) (2024-2025)
Agency executive
Websitewww.ecs.gov.bd

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.[1]

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.[2]

  1. ^ "Home". Election Commission Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  2. ^ "EC and Local Government Division get new secretaries". The Daily Star. UNB. 26 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2019-09-13.