Dhaka, March 18 -- The Election Commission (EC) has disagreed with key recommendations by the Election System Reform Commission, including barring fugitives from contesting elections, removing the 3-year retirement requirement for private sector executives, and forming an independent probe into alleged irregularities in the 2018 parliamentary polls.

The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin-led commission has also opposed the proposal to cancel the registration of political parties that were newly registered in 2023.

In a letter to the Consensus Commission, which is headed by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, the EC expressed concerns that restricting fugitives from candidacy could be exploited for political purposes.

The EC al...