The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2023 in principle, which proposes having one returning officer in each constituency.
The approval came at a regular Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
"The proposed amendments will be finalized in the next Cabinet meeting," Cabinet Division Secretary(Coordination and Reform Wing) Md Mahmudul Hossain Khan told the press at the Secretariat after the meeting.
Alongside district-based returning officer, constituency-based returning officer has been incorporated in the proposed amendment of the act, he added.
If the amendment proposal gets approval, the Election Commission can appoint a returning officer for each constituency, Mahmudul said, adding that one returning officer can be appointed for all constituencies under a district in the existing law.
The Cabinet also approved up to seven years of imprisonment for obstructing media workers and observers during elections.
