They include 28 vying for chairman, 24 for vice-chairman and 21 for vice-chairman’s seats reserved for women
BNP says donors fund withdrawal from EC project denotes their lack of trust
Foreigners do not have faith in Bangladesh’s Election Commission, the BNP has said.
Published : 4 July 2015, 01:32 PM
Updated : 4 July 2015, 01:40 PM
The comment comes after, an EC project-- Strengthening Election Management in Bangladesh-- that was being funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), was terminated eight months ahead of schedule.
“We believe, it is an expression of our foreign friends’ distrust over this government’s election system,” said BNP spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon on Saturday.
The UN agency on Thursday said the donors UK, US and EU had pulled out their funds for the programme.
Speaking at a press conference at BNP’s Naya Paltan headquarters, he said, “Our people don’t trust this government, neither does the international community.”
The BNP, which boycotted 10th national election after its demand for neutral government was unheeded, also called for the resignation of election commissioners.
“The Election Commission is shameless and loyal to the government. It has lost the capacity to hold fair elections.
“We don’t even think this commission can hold local elections properly or secure the rights of voters.”
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