Official Secrets Act, 1923, Section 5 should be amended to emphasise only national security, and a provision for legal protection in the public interest should be added for investigative journalism. View Details
(a) The proposed Election Commission Act to have provisions to ensure that offenses or irregularities committed by the Election Commission to be brought to justice. (b) By amending the relevant law, to retain the provision requiring the Commission’s permission to file cases against government officers and employees, and to remove the legal barriers to conducting an investigation or inquiry in this regard. (c) To relax the prescribed time limit for filing cases under sections 73 and 74, in section 90 of the Representation of the People Order, 1972. (d) A time limit to be set for the disposal of electoral offense cases to expedite the length of adjudication and ensure timely justice. View Details
(a) All Bangladeshi expatriates to be registered in the electoral roll and NID server as soon as possible. All biometric information and recent photographs to be updated during the registration process. Given that the current expatriate registration methods are time-consuming, effective strategies to optimise and accelerate the process to be identified and implemented. Since all Bangladeshi expatriates possess passports,information stored in the passport database to be utilised to expedite the registration. (b) If the next national election is to be held in December 2025, expatriates who can be registered in the voter list and NID server by October 2025 to be given the opportunity to vote in the upcoming election through the proposed postal voting system. View Details
Re-elections to be held in constituencies where less than 40% of the electorate have cast their vote. View Details
Candidates’ nomination papers should include copies of their income tax returns for the past five years. View Details
For independent candidates, instead of the provision requiring signatures of 1% of the voters, to introduce a provision requiring the consent of 500 voters, and in this case, to provide for expressing the voters’ consent through a single or joint affidavit. View Details
Individuals convicted of offenses involving moral turpitude, as per Article 66 (2)(d) of the Constitution, to be disqualified as candidate in parliamentary elections starting from the date of their conviction. View Details
Repeal the clause of the RPO regarding retirement from the position of executive officer of a private organisation three years before the candidate’s candidacy. View Details
Persons indicted in criminal cases on bail must attach certified copies of bail grant order by relevant court. View Details
Wilful defaulters of loans and bills are be made ineligible as candidates to run for Parliament. A loan defaulter must pay off all loans and interests completely at least six months prior to filing for nomination as a candidate for Parliament. Requirements to be put in place to make anyone ineligible to remain as a member of Parliament if he or she becomes a loan defaulter after the election. View Details
