Except 3, no other party participating in Jan 7 polls could obtain even 1pc votes in 2008, 2018 elections

Our failure to defend Hero Alom points only to our intellectual bankruptcy

Infighting within the party has grown over the years, leading to the Awami League becoming its own rival at the grassroots level.

US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu has said they have not imposed any sanctions on anybody, but they announced a new visa policy

The US will impose visa restrictions on individuals and their immediate family members “if they are responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the democratic election process in Bangladesh”.

Promising elections similar to the UK is hardly enough to allay the concerns about the future of our democracy.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the Election Commission is “completely free and independent” and there’s a system that allows the EC to hold free and fair elections in Bangladesh.