A total of 1,441 candidates out of 1,969 who contested the January 7 polls lost their security deposits for failing to secure the minimum required votes.
Bappy announced his wish to follow his senior colleagues and contemporaries such as Ferdous Ahmed and Mahiya Mahi.
“What’s the point of this election?” Its winner has already been predetermined.
The people have to be more alert, assertive, and vocal.
A first-time voter’s dilemma
Who will form the opposition is still a matter of speculation.
The song titled “Go Vote” has recently been released as a music video on the official Facebook and YouTube channels of the Campaign Advocacy Programme (CAP)
You’ve already met the dummy candidates, aka independents. Now, meet dummy voters.
AL-nominated and AL independent candidates will have enough AL supporters to represent a decent voter turnout.
Election Commission published the final voters' list for the upcoming 12th parliamentary polls this afternoon with 11,96,91,633 voters
It is quite perplexing why the government seems set to repeat the measures that led to horrifying consequences between December 7 and 11 in 2022.
The government’s pledge for a free and fair election is no longer satisfying our international partners.
With the elections just four months away, there are hardly any campaigns.
Coupled with its unwavering commitment to unpredictability, JaPa has been true to its sense of dedicated opportunism over the years.
The proportional system can ensure the robust presence of contending political parties in parliament and thus allay the fear of becoming marginalised.
So who determines what is ‘required’ to ensure that welfare?
The country needs a genuine election in its true sense, not a sham exercise under the pretence of maximum participation.
Opposition parties must be allowed to hold peaceful political activities.
The foreign diplomats appear to have become more active with the 12th parliamentary election less than a year away.
