Since its formation a year ago, the new Election Commission has largely failed to gain the opposition parties’ trust, said political analysts

The Election Commission will announce on Sunday the schedule for by-elections to the parliamentary seats that fell vacant following the resignation of the BNP lawmakers.

Former Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain today (October 19, 2022) suggested for installing CCTV cameras -- rather than purchasing EVMs -- in order to hold free and fair elections.

With the next parliamentary elections just one and a half years away, fresh debates over using the electronic voting machine in polls have taken the centre stage in the political arena of late.

The army is unlikely to get back the power to arrest anyone for violating electoral laws on the polling day.