Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has taken over the charge of Forum of Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBOSA).
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are the members of the forum.
He took over the charge Wednesday morning from Afghan Election Commission Chairman Gulazan Abdul Badi Sayed at the inaugural programme of 9th FEMBOSA annual conference at Hotel Radisson.
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury inaugurated the two-day programme.
Election commission representatives from Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, and diplomats from Pakistan and Maldives are taking part in the programme.