US EditionBangladesh Supreme Court restores nonpartisan caretaker system but not for next elections
The Supreme Court ruled the nonpartisan caretaker government will return for future elections to enhance democratic credibility after previous disputes and boycotts by major parties.
- On Thursday, Bangladesh's Supreme Court restored a nonpartisan caretaker government system but said it won't apply to the 13th national election next year.
- The caretaker government system, introduced in 1996, was widely accepted for election fairness in a parliamentary democracy of 170 million, but political disputes prompted its 2011 scrapping under then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with BNP boycotting subsequent elections.
- A seven-member Supreme Court bench ruled unanimously on two appeals and four petitions for review, restoring the caretaker system for the 14th national election.
- Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party welcomed the decision on Thursday, with Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury saying it 'will mark the beginning of a new horizon'; Attorney General Mohammed Asaduzzaman expressed satisfaction, stating `We believe Bangladesh has now begun its journey on a truly democratic highway.`
- Analysts say Bangladesh could need to navigate a difficult situation ahead under the Muhammad Yunus, interim leader, as elections held under Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister, were not considered credible.
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Bangladesh Supreme Court restores non-partisan caretaker govt system for election oversight
The verdict said the caretaker system, originally inserted through the 13th constitutional amendment of 1996, was “activated and revived,” binning a 2011 apex court judgment during the past regime saying that verdict was “tainted by several cited errors apparent on the face of the record.”
Bangladesh Supreme Court restores nonpartisan caretaker system but not for next elections
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Thursday restored a nonpartisan caretaker government system for national elections but said it won't apply to the polls being held early next year.
Bangladesh Supreme Court restores nonpartisan caretaker system but not for next elections
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has restored a nonpartisan caretaker government system for elections but says it won’t apply to the polls being held early next year. The system was introduced in 1996 and widely accepted as a step toward election fairness.…
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