Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- The Council of Advisers on Thursday approved the draft of the Election Officials (Special Provision) (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 in a bid to empower the Election Commission (EC) with stronger authority to take punitive actions against election officials in cases of irregularities and negligence in polls duty.

Besides, the Council also approved the draft of Election Commission Secretariat (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 with a view to establishing an 'Election Commission Service' for recruiting officials for the EC Secretariat and expanding their functions.

The approval came from the Council's meeting chaired by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the Chief Adviser's Office in the capital.

"Due to the two proposed laws, t...