The search committee, which will suggests names for the appointments of the chief election commissioner and other commissioners, is likely to be formed by the president today, sources said. 

President Abdul Hamid last night gave his consent to the newly passed law on appointing the chief election commissioner and other commissioners, the parliament secretariat said in a statement.

Noakhali district Awami league has recommended to the party's high command to suspend Ekramul Karim Chowdhury, member of the parliament from Noakhali-4 (Sadar-Subarnachar) constituency, from the MP post and to relieve him from all the posts including the party’s primary membership.

Four local journalists were injured in an attack allagedly carried out by ruling party men in Mandalpara village of Thakurgaon Sadar upazila this afternoon.

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar yesterday hit back at Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda saying that the latter criticised him “out of vengeance” as they had differing positions on different election issues.

Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy today shared a video detailing BNP-Jamaat's "anti-Bangladesh activities" with the help of lobbyists in the United States.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the BNP has to explain the source of crores of dollars it has given to lobbyists as part of its anti-state conspiracy.

The Election Commission could do nothing as no aggrieved person went to the court with allegations of ballot-box stuffing the night before election day, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said.

The BNP yesterday said the law on Election Commission formation would not protect the ruling Awami League, and people would not accept the law.   

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that BNP will have to answer from where they paid lakhs of dollars to the lobbyist firms in the US which was appointed to destroy Bangladesh and mislead the people with false accusations and false information.

Saying that the formation of Election Commission bill will not protect the ruling Awami league, BNP today said that this law will not be acceptable to the people of the country.

Names to be recommended by the search committee for appointments of the chief election commissioner and other commissioners should be made public for ensuring transparency in the process, eminent citizens told a webinar yesterday.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today said that the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami had appointed eight lobbyist firms so that the US stops providing aid and development assistance to Bangladesh.

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud, today termed the Transparency International Bangladesh's report on the formation of the Election Commission as “politically motivated”.

The BNP yesterday alleged that the government’s attempt to “hurriedly” and “secretly” enact a law on the Election Commission formation was nothing but a blueprint to cling on to power illegally.

A Dhaka court yesterday rejected a bail petition of Ayesha Akhter, mother of expelled Jubo League leader GK Shamim, and sent her to jail in a graft case.

LGRD Minister Md Tazul Islam yesterday said all of Dhaka’s grabbed canals will be recovered to save residents from the woes of waterlogging.

The parliamentary standing committee on the law ministry yesterday finalised the Election Commission bill after recommending some changes, including in the criteria for appointment of the chief election commissioner and other commissioners. 

Awami League joint general secretary Mahbul Ul Alam Hanif yesterday said BNP is opposing the proposed law to form an Election Commission to embarrass the government.

BNP MP Rumeen Farhana yesterday told the parliament that the fall of the present government is just a matter of time, after the recent reports of different international organisations against them were published.