By Tuhin Adhikary/Mohiuddin Alamgir in The Daily Star, Dec 5, 2023Election code violations are rampant ahead of the January 7 election, but the Election Commission has yet to take any punitive action against the rule breakers. Under section 18 of the electoral code of conduct, violation of election rules by aspiring candidates is punishable by six months’ jail or Tk 50,000 in fine or both. Under the section, the EC can also slap a fine…
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Report in Dawn, Nov 28, 2023ISLAMABAD: The commission constituted to probe the TLP sit-in at Faizabad in 2017 has summoned ex-premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and former interior minister Ahsan Iqbal, Dawn has learnt. According to official sources, Mr Abbasi has been summoned on Wednesday and the ex-interior minister on Thursday. The former prime minister assured the commission of his appearance, while confirmation from Mr Iqbal is awaited. The federal government on Nov 15 formed the…
Report in The Daily Star, Nov 17, 2023The BNP yesterday called a 48-hour nationwide hartal from 6:00am Sunday protesting the unveiling of the polls schedule by the Election Commission. Party Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programme at a virtual press briefing. Rizvi said the party will enforce the strike also to mount pressure on the government to step down, hand over power to a non-party neutral government and release all arrested…