A day after the Election Commission primarily cleared little-known Bangladesh Nationalist Movement (BNM) and Bangladesh Supreme Party (BSP) for registration as political parties,
“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.
Names to be recommended by the search committee for appointments of the chief election commissioner and other commissioners should be made public for ensuring transparency in the process, eminent citizens told a webinar yesterday.
The recent Narayanganj city polls showed that a free, fair, and peaceful election is possible if the government and administration do not interfere, academics and election experts said.