Former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda has told a Dhaka court that the Election Commission (EC) should not be held accountable for controversies surrounding elections. He said: “The Election Commission comprises five members, supported by 1.6 to 1.7 million staff across the country. Huda was brought to the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrates' Court around 3pm and kept in the court lockup. The case was filed by the BNP on Sunday with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police, naming 19 individuals including Huda, election commissioners who served during the 10th, 11th, and 12th general elections, and Hasina. Huda was detained by a group of individuals at his Uttara residence just six hours after being named in the case.
