Rangpur Correspondent

Electoral System Reform Commission chief Dr Badiul Alam Majumder has said peaceful elections will be held in the country and there will be no political interference in the polls.

"Free, fair, impartial and peaceful elections will be held in the country during the tenure of the present interim government," he said.

Majumder, also the founder secretary of 'Shujan' (Citizens for Good Governance), a civil society organization, said this while talking to journalists at Rangpur Circuit House conference room in the city on Wednesday night.

He said there will be a level-playing field for all during the polls. "The Election Commission (EC) will work neutrally and there will be no political interference.

The deprived people will get back their voting rights," he added.

Majumder observed that the High Court verdict to restore the non-party caretaker government system has opened an important door regarding the return of the democratic system.

"In the past, the Election Commission was under pressure during the party government. Now the Election Commission will be free from this," he said.

The head of the Electoral System Reform Commission said that the interim government has taken various initiatives to make the people of the country election-oriented.

He said EVM machines were black boxes. This weak method is not for Bangladesh and the people did not accept it, he added.

Regarding the mass uprising of 2024, Badiul Alam Majumder said Rangpur's Shaheed Abu Sayeed had added a new dimension to this revolution.

"Due to Abu Sayeed's sacrifice, the movement gained momentum across the country and Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign. People across the country will remember his contribution with gratitude," he added.

Rangpur District Sujan President Bir Muktijoddha Akbor Hossain, its Metropolitan unit President Principal Khandaker Fakhrul Anam Benju, Sujan Divisional Coordinator Rajes De Raju and local leaders were present at that time.