“Our first challenge is to hold a free and fair election and then to win the confidence of all political parties, including the BNP,” Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda told a news briefing five years ago after taking office.
President Abdul Hamid has formed a six-member search committee, led by Justice Obaidul Hassan, in line with the new law on forming the Election Commission.
Eighty-three percent of the 225 Digital Security Act cases lodged between January and November this year were filed over social media posts and individuals’ online expressions.