United News of Bangladesh

National Citizen Party-NCP started staging demonstrations in front of Nirbachan Bhaban demanding reconstitution of the Election Commission and arrangement of local government elections. The NCP Dhaka city unit arranged the demonstrations against the AMM Nasir Uddin-led current Election Commission. The demonstration began at 12:00pm in the city's Agargaon area. The NCP leaders alleged that this Commission was constituted hastily before the reform initiatives were implemented. “This Commission has already lost its neutrality,” said NCP Gulshan Thana unit leader Nur Islam Jewel. BNP’s Salahuddin accuses interim govt of siding with NCP  

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday demanded the constitution of a new election commission with “competent persons”, saying that the present commission is “worse even than an obedient salve”.