EC okays transfer of 47 UNOs
The commission has so far received transfer proposals for 67 UNOs, EC Additional Secretary Ashok Kumar Debnath said on Monday (4 December).
In a bid to reform local administration ahead of the national polls, the Election Commission approved the transfer of 47 Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) on Monday, with proposals for 20 more awaiting their nod.
The commission has so far received transfer proposals for 67 UNOs from the public administration ministry, said EC Additional Secretary Ashok Kumar Debnath on Monday.
Meanwhile, the EC has extended the deadline for sending transfer proposals for officers-in-charge (OCs) of police stations from 5 December to 8 December, reads an EC notification issued today.
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Asked about possible numbers of OCs to be transferred, the EC secretary said, "In the first phase, approximately 320 OCs and 250 UNOs may get transferred, given the condition that OCs serving their current workplace for more than six months and UNOs serving their current workplace for more than a year should be transferred first."
On 30 October, the EC asked the home ministry and public administration ministry to transfer all OCs and UNOs to help conduct the upcoming election fairly.
It also directed the ministries to seek its permission for transferring OCs stationed in the same workplace for more than six months and UNOs stationed in the same workplace for more than a year by 5 December.
