Eighteen mid-level officials of Election Commission (EC), including district election officers, were transferred on Tuesday.

The EC issued the transfer orders at the fag end of tenure of CEC KM Nurul Huda. The orders were published on Tuesday, said sources at the EC.

The senior district election officer of Madaripur has been transferred to Faridpur as  additional regional election officer,  district election officer of Narshingdhi to Noakhali, district election officer of Noakhali to Narshingdhi, district election officer of Bagerhat to Satkhira, additional regional election officer of Barishal to Bagerhat and district election officer of Satkhira to  EC secretariat as senior assistant secretary.

Meanwhile, five personal secretaries of the EC secretariat have also been transferred. 

The officers transferred on February 14 have been asked to be released from the present workstations by February 16.