by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, Dec 4th, 2023The hullabaloo over the PTI’s intra-party elections has once again put the spotlight on the inherent lack of democracy that plagues most of Pakistan’s major political parties, with many raising questions about the democratic credentials of leaders who are unwilling to let popular opinion dictate who should and shouldn’t be in high-office. While the Election Commission of Pakistan-mandated exercise focused attention on the PTI’s internal hierarchy and…
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Report in The Daily Star, Oct 17, 2023Breaking away from its age-old tradition, the Awami League is going to introduce online collection and submission of its nomination forms for the upcoming national election slated for January. This means, nomination seekers will not require to come to Dhaka to collect and submit their forms. “Under the Awami League, Bangladesh has seen a great digital transformation. So, we will also have to make the Awami League digital,”…