Workers' Party for banning war criminals in polls
Wednesday, 28 November 2007
The Workers' Party of Bangladesh joined Tuesday the growing chorus for banning war criminals and anti-liberation elements from national elections.
The 10-member party delegation, headed by chairman Rashed Khan Menon, made the demand alongside other proposals on the general elections at their scheduled electoral reforms dialogue with the Election Commission (EC), reports bdnews24.com.
The proposals include involving the political parties in the voter registration process, creating legal provisions for enabling non-resident Bangladeshis to vote and including the permanent CHT residents in voter registration.
It also proposed that the EC excluded Rohingyas and stranded Pakistanis from voter registration and postponed the 'time-consuming' national identity (ID) cards preparation to expedite the enlistment process.
As many as 12 political parties have participated in electoral reform talks with the EC that began on September 12.
The 10-member party delegation, headed by chairman Rashed Khan Menon, made the demand alongside other proposals on the general elections at their scheduled electoral reforms dialogue with the Election Commission (EC), reports bdnews24.com.
The proposals include involving the political parties in the voter registration process, creating legal provisions for enabling non-resident Bangladeshis to vote and including the permanent CHT residents in voter registration.
It also proposed that the EC excluded Rohingyas and stranded Pakistanis from voter registration and postponed the 'time-consuming' national identity (ID) cards preparation to expedite the enlistment process.
As many as 12 political parties have participated in electoral reform talks with the EC that began on September 12.