EC likely to recruit 2,000 officials before election

The Election Commission has taken a move to recruit 2,000 more officials and employees, including 517 assistant upazila election officers, to enhance its capacity.
The commission has created the posts of assistant upazilla election officer and is trying to complete recruitment in the posts before the next general election likely to be held in December, election commissioner Mahabub Talukder told reporters at his office on Thursday.
He said that a committee of the commission for recruitment, promotion and administrative reformation led by Mahabub also made a decision to promote 75 officials.
Of the 75, nine would be promoted to regional election officer, 29 to deputy secretary and 37 to senior assistant secretary, he said.
He said that the commission had 3,000 officials and employees.
The election commissioner said that the committee had sent its proposal the commission for next steps.  

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