No scope to reform EC now: Quader

Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader said on Wednesday there is no scope of Election Commission (EC) reform as it was earlier overhauled with recommendations from all parties, report agencies.
"It's quite impossible to reconstitute the EC within a short time as the general election is knocking at the door," Quader said.
"The Election Commission has been formed through a search committee and after taking recommendations from all parties. So, there's no further scope to reform it now," he said.
The AL leader made the comments while talking to reporters after paying tributes to Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy at his grave in the city, marking his 55th death anniversary.
Talking about BNP's allegation about the EC's role, Quader said, "Knowing that they'll fail to win the upcoming election, the Jatiya Oikya Front is throwing stones of allegations in the air."
The Election Commission has rejected the nomination forms of some BNP-backed candidates and it also explained why their nominations were rejected, he said adding, "BNP is bringing allegations unnecessarily."
"The Election Commission is an independent organisation and why did they turn down the nomination papers of BNP as per our advice? We have no hands in it."