Dr Yunus outlined five strategic arenas for reform: the Election Commission (EC), judiciary, civil administration, security forces, and media.
The machines that still remain functional have only four years of their lifespan left.
Has the EC played its due role? Or have its actions—or rather inactions—contributed to the current political crisis?
It is quite intriguing as to why the EC felt it necessary to hold a meeting with an organisation that does not have a clean history of poll monitoring.
The amendment of the Representation of the People Order (RPO) comes at a critical juncture when the demand for holding a free and fair election in Bangladesh is getting louder at home and abroad
People are facing problem in purchasing SIMs and get other services as mobile phone operators can not verify the buyer’s information due to problem in NID database server at the Election Commission.
It must also ensure fair campaign in the lead-up to elections
It is quite intriguing how the RPA amendment can be so accommodating to defaulters who are desperate to gain political power.
It must be recognised that the election is not a one-day phenomenon – it is a process involving multiple interrelated steps
A total of 78.46 present votes are cast in the second phase of the country’s Union Parishad elections, an official of the Election Commission says.
The Election Commission would not take responsibility for the violence over union parishad polls, an EC commissioner said yesterday.
The Election Commission has decided to ask the returning officers to file cases against those involved in electoral irregularities and violence at all the 65 polling centres where voting was suspended during the union parishad polls on Tuesday.
Chief Election Commission Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad yesterday directed the law enforcers to open fire on criminals if they try to occupy polling stations or stuff ballot boxes during the union parishad polls.
The BNP has alleged that the ruling Awami League and the Election Commission are plotting to ensure victories for the AL candidates in the union parishad polls through electoral irregularities, but the AL and the EC have brushed aside the allegations.
The Election Commission is not going to seek army deployment in the upcoming Union Parishad polls as the EC apprehends lower level of violence compared to other elections.
Election to 752 union parishads, the first phase of the root level elections throughout the country, will be held on March 22 in a partisan manner.
The Election Commission says more than 44.32 lakh new voters have been registered in the electoral roll across the country last year.
Re-elections to 51 polling stations in 20 municipalities across the country will be held on January 12, officials at the Election Commission say.
Terming it as an "updated version" of vote rigging, BNP decides to express their dissatisfaction of the municipality polls.
