There is no legal scope to appoint a chief election commissioner and election commissioners with recommendations from a search committee bypassing the country’s constitution, eminent citizens said yesterday.
In the charge sheet, the nine were shown as fugitive accused.
On February 28, six of the accused appeared in court and secured bail, while three others are on the run now, court sources said.
Shusashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar, who filed the case with Mohammadpur Police Station on August 10, 2018 following the attack, told The Daily Star yesterday, The charge sheet of the case is totally politically motivated. Awami League man Ishtiaque Mahmud was the main culprit behind the attack, but he was not included in the charge sheet. A no-confidence petition will be filed with the court against the charge sheet after talking with the lawyers, the complainant said.
Turnout analysis of three phases of municipal elections held so far revealed the trend.
The Election Commission is holding elections to municipalities in five phases. Three phases have already been completed, on December 28, January 16 and January 30 respectively.
Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar proposed that EC should have a study to know whether there was any distrust among voters about casting their vote using EVM. EC should give explanation why there is voter turnout gap between municipalities using EVM and ballot papers. During the last parliament polls, voter turnout rate was 30 percent lower at the constituencies that used EVM compared to ballot paper, he added.