The Election Commission's (EC) preparations for upazila polls in October continue at full throttle while its move to make the elections non-partisan remains mired in uncertainty due to a recent High Court (HC) ruling.
The High Court (HC) yesterday stayed for three months a gazette notification of the Election Commission (EC) finalising the re-demarcation of parliamentary constituencies.
Sticking to its position of not taking part in the parliamentary elections with the state of emergency enforced, the Awami League (AL) is trying to mount pressure on the caretaker government with the help of international community to have the emergency lifted.
The High Court (HC) yesterday declared void the provision of the Supreme Judicial Commission Ordinance 2008 that empowers the president to disregard recommendations of the Supreme Judicial Commission (SJC) in appointing judges to the higher judiciary.
