Whatever the differing stances of various political parties may be, people in general would prefer to exercise their franchise.
It does not bode well for the future of democracy
'If irregularities occur across the entire country, there will be no election. Elections will be halted nationwide and will be held again. If irregularities are identified at a specific polling centre, voting there will be stopped, and it will be rescheduled,' says Habibul
Do we need more of the same police?
The US will send a monitoring team in early October to assess the pre-polls situation ahead of Bangladesh's parliamentary elections, US Ambassador Peter Haas said today
The BNP wants to make a final push to realise its demand for holding the next general election under a neutral caretaker administration only after the top brass finds the party’s Dhaka city units fully prepared for an all-out movement.
All these rules, restrictions, and obstructions indicate they may fear the reawakening of the opposition.
What game do our political leaders plan to play?
Soon after the DMP gave permission to BNP to hold its December 10 rally at Suhrawardy Udyan, the party said it will stage the programme in front of the Nayapaltan office.
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says that his party is in favour of using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the upcoming general election to be held at the end of December.
BNP Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan calls upon the authorities concerned to take steps for dialogues with political parties before announcing schedule of the upcoming general election.
