Workers Party of Bangladesh on Wednesday proposed bringing three key ministries – the Home Ministry, Public Administration and Local Government – under the authority of the Election Commission (EC) during the next general election. The party also suggested holding the next general election under the incumbent government and the deployment of army only if deemed necessary by the EC. The Home, Public Administration and Local Government ministries should be under the EC during the election,” the party said in its written proposal. We hope the EC won’t bow to any pressure from them.”He also expected that BNP will join the next election. The Election Commission on August 24 last started dialogues with 40 registered political parties to receive their opinions over the EC’s preparation for the next national election, likely to be held in December 2018.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 11, 2017 13:41 UTC