The Election Commission chief made the claim while talking to the press at Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka’s Agargaon. Election Commissioners Rafiqul Islam, Kabita Khanam and Brigadier General (retd) Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury, among others, were also present during the briefing. The eminent citizens said in the letter that the members of the Nurul Huda-led commission had been involved in many instances of serious misconduct and corruption since they took office in February 2017. Also Read - 42 citizens call for Supreme Judicial Council to probe graft allegations against EC“So, the allegation of election commissioners embezzling Tk2 crore is based on untrue information. “Besides, the Election Commission secretary received an honorarium for being the training course adviser while the unused money was sent back to the treasury,” he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 24, 2020 14:10 UTC