Ganotantry Party today urged President Abdul Hamid to take necessary steps to frame a law to constitute the next Election Commission in line with the constitution.

During a dialogue with President Abdul Hamid today, Bikolpodhara Bangladesh proposed three names for the search committee to be constituted for the formation of a new election commission.

“We will have to wait until the dialogue with political parties over the formation of the next Election Commission is over and see what steps the president takes regarding it,” said Law Minister Anisul Huq today.

The High Court today issued a contempt of court rule against Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda and four other government officials on charge of violating its directive -- asking not to publish the election result of a ward under Pomra Union Parishad in Rangunia upazila of Chattogram.

Former caretaker government adviser and prominent economist Dr Akbar Ali Khan today said that a search committee to form an Election Commission will be of no benefit.

A man was killed and six others injured this evening in a clash between the supporters of two chairman candidates for Sarutia Union Parishad election, scheduled to be held on January 5, in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah.

A Moulvibazar polling centre reported a hundred percent turnout in Sunday’s union parishad elections although the voter list included people who have died and those who were not even in the country.

The seventh and final phase of Union Parishad elections will be held on February 7, the Election Commission announced tonight.

While holding dialogue with President Abdul Hamid today, Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF) proposed to form an election-time government led by incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for holding a free, fair, and meaningful election.

Awami League candidates in Faridpur have never faced defeats as comprehensive as the ones they suffered in the fourth phase of union parishad polls held on Sunday.

A defeated member candidate of Harirampur union under Gabindraganj upazila of Gaibandha was beaten to death allegedly by the supporters of newly elected Union Parishad member today.

Rejecting the government’s argument that there is not enough time for enacting a law in line with the constitution on formation of the next election commission, Workers Party today said their caretaker government Bill was passed in parliament within one night in 1996.

A local Awami League leader was gunned down during post-poll violence in Pabna this evening.

Awami League nominees performed poorly in the fourth phase of the union parishad elections, compared to previous three phases.

Awami League and independent candidates had a close competition in the fourth phase of union parishad elections held yesterday.

Khelafat Majlish today demanded that the president take initiative to form an election-time government to hold the national election in a free, fair, and acceptable manner.

At least 10 people were in injured in violence in three separate polling centres in Tangail centring the declaration of the results of the union parishad elections.

At least three people were killed in polls violence during yesterday’s fourth-phase Union Parishad election.

Chhatra League’s former general secretary Golam Rabbani was injured in an incident of electoral violence yesterday at Madaripur’s Rajoir upazila.

A mobile court today convicted three people and awarded them different terms of imprisonment over voting fraud at polling centres of Chandpur during the fourth phase UP elections.