Dr. Badiul Alam Majumdar, Secretary of Citizens for Good Governance (Sujon), stated that Bangladesh urgently needs a fair, acceptable, and neutral election. He said the electoral field and political parties have become corrupted, with most candidates relying on black money and muscle power. He made these remarks on Friday, January 16, at 7 p.m. during a brief exchange meeting with local dignitaries at the Hasan Azizur Rahman Auditorium of the World Literature Center in Palashbari, Gaibandha.

Emphasizing the need for reform of the Election Commission, Majumdar said that such reform is the most crucial step, claiming that members of the commission had become more partisan than even Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He added that the constitution was originally written to empower Bangabandhu, which made the prime minister all-powerful, and that Sheikh Hasina followed the same path. He also said that by abolishing the caretaker government system through constitutional amendment, Sheikh Hasina aimed to remain in power for life.

Majumdar described the 1991 election as the best in Bangladesh’s history. Several Sujon officials and local dignitaries attended the meeting.