The absence of strong candidates running against ruling party contenders in the upcoming elections to the five city corporations raises concerns about the credibility and acceptability of the polls, said discussants at a programme yesterday.

The idiomatic expression, “Don't throw the baby out with the bath water”, is not something we expect to use every day. The origin of it

The extraordinarily low turn-out of voters during the Dhaka North City Corporation election speaks volumes about the general apathy that has developed in people regarding the electoral process.

No elections in a democratic world are perfect, be it in a liberal or an emerging democracy.