by Mohiuddin Alamgir in The Daily Star, June 13, 2023Only five out of the total 41 political parties that are registered with the Election Commission are participating in the ongoing five city corporation elections. The opposition parties boycotting the elections made it non-participatory and less competitive, according to political analysts. The series of city elections started with the Gazipur city polls on May 25. The Barishal and Khulna city polls have taken place yesterday, while…
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report in Dhaka Tribune, May 17, 2023BNP has called upon the country’s people to boycott the upcoming elections to five city corporations under the current government. BNP standing committee at their virtual meeting on Monday made the call to vote to implement the party’s earlier decision of not participating in the five city polls to be conducted by the current Election Commissioner under the Awami League government. “The meeting feels that the City Corporation elections…