Dhaka, Sept. 27 -- Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abdul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Saturday said the July 2024 Uprising took place mainly because of the rotten or farcical elections.

"Among the reasons behind the July Uprising, one of the most important is the absence of good elections in the country...if we try to exclude all other reasons, ultimately the final cause that stands is nothing but the rotten elections or making a farce in the name of elections," he said.

The Election Commissioner made the remarks while addressing the Election Officers' Conference-2025 at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital.

He said Bangladesh, as a state and as a nation, now stands at a crossroad. In the history of a nation, such crucial moments and situati...