NN Online:
The BNP on Sunday filed a case against 19 individuals, including three former Chief Election Commissioners (CECs), several Election Commissioners, and officials involved in the 10th, 11th, and 12th national elections, accusing them of irregularities and partisan conduct.
A four-member BNP delegation, led by National Executive Committee member Salahuddin Khan, filed the case at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station in the morning.
Earlier, the delegation submitted a copy of the complaint to Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin at the Election Commission headquarters in Agargaon. They also delivered a formal letter from BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir regarding the matter.
Among those named in the complaint are former CECs Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad, KM Nurul Huda, and Kazi Habibul Awal, along with 16 others, including several unidentified individuals.
BNP claims that the 2014, 2018, and 2024 elections were flawed and conducted in a partisan manner, ignoring repeated calls for a neutral caretaker government and the deployment of the army with magistracy powers during polling.
Talking to reporters, Salahuddin Khan said despite widespread complaints during those elections, the then CECs failed to take any corrective measures. “We hope the current Election Commission will investigate the matter and take action,” he said.
The 10th parliamentary election in January 2014 saw 153 Awami League candidates elected unopposed, after the BNP and other opposition parties boycotted the polls. The election was led by CEC Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad.
In the 11th election, held in December 2018 under CEC KM Nurul Huda, the BNP alleged ballot-stuffing occurred the night before the vote.
