Siddikur Rahman in action during the first day of the Bashundhara Bangladesh Open Golf Tournament at the Kurmitola Golf Club on Wednesday.

EU expects proper democratic way in establishing a ‘strong’ EC in BD

bdnews24.com :The visiting European MPs expect a “proper democratic” process to be followed in forming a “strong” Election Commission in Bangladesh to hold the next general elections in a “fully participatory” way.At a press briefing on Thursday, they also urged the government “not to narrow down the fundamental citizen rights” while ensuring security, and strike a “right balance between security and guarantee of freedom of expression.” The six-member trade delegation of the European Parliament, led by Bernd Lange, chair of...

18 Nov 2016, 12:00 am