Questions have been raised about the current Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal and his colleagues.
Elections are of paramount importance to a country’s quality of democratic governance.
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It is heartening to see that the media has been preparing statements based on the information in affidavits submitted by the candidates who are running for parliament.
AL-nominated and AL independent candidates will have enough AL supporters to represent a decent voter turnout.
Observation by local and foreign observers may help add credence to the status of fairness of election and make them credible at home and abroad, the chief election commissioner (CEC) said in a letter to the EU.
A further blow to the possibility of elections being free and fair
A fair election will require much more than token initiatives
The Election Commission (EC) says it will begin distribution of smart card at district level from the first week of December.
The Election Commission is not ready to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in the next general elections, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda says.
Election Commission has sent letters to the 40 registered political parties asking to know whether the parties have fulfilled the conditions of the registration.
Election Commission seeks applications from new political parties to be registered with the commission ahead of the upcoming 11th parliamentary election.
Election observing organistions should be careful in appointing its observers so that no persons with political affiliation get the job, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda says.
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda termed the 11-point proposal submitted by the ruling Awami League for holding a free and fair election “neutral”, AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said.
The BNP yesterday placed before the Election Commission a set of proposals, including dissolution of parliament and a polls-time 'supportive government' to oversee the next parliamentary election.
The High Court questions the legality of the Election Commission’s decision to allow Ferdous Ahmed Qureishi and Principal MA Hossain to run the Progressive Democratic Party as its chairman and secretary general respectively.
Election Commission’s talks with political parties kicks off with a meeting with Bangladesh Sangskritik Muktijot to discuss possible electoral reforms ahead of the next parliamentary polls.
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has asserted that the Election Commission will not mediate between political parties saying “it is not its job”. He says the commission is oath-bound and committed to arranging elections as designed by the government.
