The last three national elections were orchestrated at the highest levels of the state, with segments of the administration, police, Election Commission, and intelligence agencies mobilised to implement the plans, the inquiry commission on those polls said.

Diaspora leaders urge Election Commission to clarify constitutional provisions

Hold platforms, parties accountable to curb misinformation and data misuse.

No compromise on holding elections on time

No obstruction should be tolerated

BNP has dissented, advocating an unusual interpretation of proportional representation.

If our political culture is to change, the functioning of our political parties must change dramatically.

This is the second instalment of a three-part series based on a foresight analysis centred on Bangladesh’s transition.

While the BNP has been pressing for national elections for months, it has avoided conflicts with student leaders and the interim government.

Leaders of the 12-party alliance, who previously organised joint movements with the BNP against the former Awami League government, have expressed support for the BNP’s position on holding the next parliamentary elections by 2025.

Return of caretaker system could ensure free and fair elections

The electoral process finally begins amid huge expectations

Elections are of paramount importance to a country’s quality of democratic governance.

South Asia Institute Director Michael Kugelman offers his insights

The EC has repeatedly said one thing and did something other than that, if not the opposite.

They must be able to enjoy the benefits of a functioning democracy

Our people, but for whose hard work, sacrifice, and love for the country we would not have come where we have, deserve better.

So who determines what is ‘required’ to ensure that welfare?

Opposition parties must be allowed to hold peaceful political activities.

Every month, a union parishad chairman gets only Tk 1,575 as honorarium from the government. He gets another Tk 2,000 from his UP. During his five-year-tenure, he would receive around Tk 2.14 lakh. He does not get any other pay and perks.