It’s not EC’s duty alone to hold free, fair election: Ex-CEC
It is not the duty of Election Commission alone to conduct a free and fair election, former Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda says at a roundtable on December 17, 2016. The roundtable titled, “Election, Election Commission and Democracy in Bangladesh” was organised by The Dhaka Forum. Photo: Pankag Karmaker
It is not the duty of Election Commission alone to conduct a free and fair election, former Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda said today.
Support and cooperation of supporting institutions are also required, the former CEC said at a roundtable at the city's Cirdap auditorium.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "The Election Commission has huge powers vested on it by the electoral laws and constitution. The Election Commission needs to exercise these powers for a free and fair election," the former CEC said.
The roundtable titled, "Election, Election Commission and Democracy in Bangladesh" was organised by The Dhaka Forum where several former ambassadors, government officials and academicians also spoke.
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