Mohiuddin Alamgir

Reform commissions on the constitution and election process have both recommended measures that increase opportunities for the youth to run for parliament and become more involved in politics, sparking both hope and criticism.

Two reform commissions have proposed changing laws to ensure democracy within political parties and promote transparency and integrity in their financing, including election funding.

Simply put, a two-house parliament provides for better checks and balances, through more discussions and debates.

This apparent error has caused confusion among many.

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The Electoral Reform Commission is likely to refrain from recommending a proportional representation system, ignoring the proposal of most political parties.

The Election Commission has said it will verify the information of the country’s 12.36 crore voters ahead of the next national election -- a decision the BNP terms absurd.

Hannan and Shezan, stood out as voices of defiance and etched their names into text books

Most students did not receive new textbooks on the first day of the year mainly because of printing and shipping delays.

The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has made an error in publishing the name of a July uprising martyr in one of the textbooks for fifth graders.

The new textbooks for primary and secondary students will now state that Ziaur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh in 1971.

Bangla and English textbooks for primary and secondary educational institutions are set to see some major changes, including the dropping of some contents related to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Emphasising the urgency of general elections, political party leaders cautioned against lowering the voting age. They argued that such a move could spark controversy and push back the polls date in the process.

The Electoral Reform Commission is likely to recommend an investigation into irregularities during the last three national polls held under ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

The interim government has decided to cancel the education policy adopted in 2010 during the Sheikh Hasina government’s tenure, describing it as “improper and unimplementable”.

The appointment of vice chancellor at public universities ultimately comes down to the candidates’ political leanings, despite repeated calls for reforming the process.

The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has put on hold its initiative to prepare a comprehensive list of martyred intellectuals, who were brutally killed by Pakistani military forces with the help of local collaborators in 1971, creating uncertainty over the completion of such a list.

Bangladesh has always had a rocky, and often contentious, relationship with democracy

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP) proposed a proportional representation electoral system and the restoration of the caretaker government to oversee the national polls.