Bangladesh EC in no rush to hold polls as COVID-19 crisis pans out
Dhaka, May 9 -- Although the commission is running behind schedule, the constitution, nevertheless, allows an additional 90 days to hold an election if it is delayed due to a natural calamity.
The Chattogram City Corporation election along with the by-elections to Bogura-1 and Jashore-6 was set to go ahead in March but were later deferred a week before the scheduled date.
The Bogura and Jashore by-polls were scheduled for April as the 90-day deadline approached to hold the elections to two more seats- Dhaka 5 and Pabna-4 which fell vacant after the deaths of its incumbents.
"The 90-day window for fresh elections has passed but now we are in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, which is a natural disaster. The constitution and the elect...
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