A person who has held office as chief election commissioner is not eligible for appointment in the service of the Republic.

The Commission may authorize its chairman or any of its members or any of its officers to exercise and perform all or any of its powers and functions under the law.

The commission has the power to require any person or authority to perform such functions or render such assistance for the purpose of election as it may direct.

The secretariat is located at Agargaon in Dhaka city and has Electoral Training Institutes and field offices at the Regional, District and Upazila/Thana levels.

On December 19, 2020, 42 eminent citizens of Bangladesh urged the President to constitute a supreme judicial council to probe the corruption allegations against the Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda and his deputies.

The allegations included misappropriation of around 20 million Bangladeshi taka for imaginary programs, embezzlement of 40.8 million BDT during the recruitment process of election commission staff, purchasing the electronic voting machine at a higher price than the market rate, usage of extra cars by three election commissioners flouting rules.