The National Citizen Party (NCP) announced a demonstration in front of the Election Commission (EC) headquarters in Agargaon, blaming the commission for the political crisis surrounding the delayed swearing-in of Ishraque Hossain as mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). At an emergency press conference on Tuesday night, NCP Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain declared that the party would protest at 12:00 pm on Wednesday in front of the EC building, according to bdnews24.com. “We urge the interim government to immediately consider the proposal for a reformed commission, reconstitute the Election Commission, and initiate preparations for local government elections,” Akhtar said. NCP Convenor Nahid Islam questioned the impartiality of the current electoral commission. What guarantee is there that they won't act with bias again in the future?” he asked.

Source: bd News24 May 21, 2025 03:00 UTC