Cabinet Division rejects reform proposal for separate ‘EC Service’ and an independent secretariat

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has ordered an investigation into the roles played by former election commissions in the irregularities surrounding the past three parliamentary elections.

Electoral Reform Commission’s report falls short of addressing the fundamental issues related to Bangladesh’s existing electoral system.

The Electoral Reform Commission has proposed a new law in line with internationally accepted guidelines, such as maintaining impartiality and ensuring true representation, while demarcating parliamentary constituencies.

Political analysts have opposed the Electoral Reform Commission’s recommendation of making a bachelor’s degree mandatory to become a member of the upper house in the proposed bicameral legislature.

Submission of four commission reports brings momentum in reform process

Our initial study of the reports of the four commissions indicates that the recommendations are quite substantive.

Says Badiul Alam Majumdar after a discussion