Dhaka, June 26 -- The government has formed a committee to investigate the allegations regarding the last three national elections and formulate recommendations to conduct fair polls in the future.

The five-member committee will be led by former High Court justice Shamim Hasnain.

The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification in this regard on Thursday night.

The other members of the committee are former additional secretary Shamim Al Mamun, Associate Prof Quazi Mahfujul Hoque Supan of law department at Dhaka University, Barrister Tajriyaan Akram Hussain, and Election Expert Md Abdul Alim.

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