Chief Election Commissioner

November 8, 2024 5:01 PM

CEC Rajiv Kumar condemns disrespectful remarks against women, orders strict action on violators

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has strongly condemned the use of undignified and derogatory remarks directed at women leaders during the ongoing election campaign in Maharashtra, urging officials to take firm and prompt action against such behavior. During a review meeting with District Election Officers, Police Commissioners, SPs, Municipal Commissioners, and Returning Officers, Kumar expressed serious concern over the use of language that undermines the dignity and respect of women. ...

September 6, 2024 10:42 AM

Bangladeshi students rally to mark one month since Hasina’s fall

Thousands of students rallied in Bangladesh on Thursday to mark the one-month anniversary of the fall of long-serving former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after deadly protests. Students, teachers and families of those killed in the unrest joined the "March for Martyrs" carrying the national flag and chanting slogans such as "Blood of the martyrs is our power". The anti-government protests started in July as a student-led movement against public sector job quotas and escalated into a nationwide...

September 5, 2024 2:29 PM

Bangladesh: five-member Election Commission resigns saying the situation in the country has changed

In Bangladesh, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Thursday announced the resignation of the five-member commission. He made the announcement at a press conference held at the Nirbachan Bhaban, Dhaka, a month after the fall of the Awami League government in the face of a student-led mass upsurge. The chief election commissioner said the he and the election commissioners have decided to resign as the situation in the country has changed. They submitted their resignation letters t...