Dhaka, May 21 -- The National Citizens Party (NCP) has accused the Election Commission (EC) of acting as a partisan body and demanded its reconstitution ahead of local and national elections.

Speaking at a protest rally in front of the EC office in Dhaka's Agargaon on Wednesday, NCP Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary alleged that the EC "no longer functions as a constitutional entity" and has "turned into a BNP party office".

The demonstration was organised to demand the reconstitution of the Election Commission and the holding of local government elections.

"The EC has ceased to be a constitutional institution. It now acts as a spokesperson for the BNP," Patwary said.

He further claimed that the interim government currently in powe...