Thoughtful analysis
Thanks to Dr Moshiur Rahman, former secretary to the government of Bangladesh for his very thought provoking analysis of the current political issues discussed in GP T-MATRA on Thursday (California time). Right from the beginning I have been talking about unnecessary items getting priority in the preparatory phase of the election. Dr Rahman has confirmed that by his brief presentation of the irrelevant items included in the voter registration form. Time and policy permitting, he could have presented more of such irrelevant information needed for voter registration.
In my opinion, the EC has failed to perform its function independently and also professionally. It behaved more like a political institution than an independent Election Commission. I would give them some credit if they can tell us how much voter registration has been completed in each upazila. We are not interested in national average which is a misnomer in terms of real progress upazila by upazila. I doubt whether they would complete voter registration and the ID card (fault-free) by July this year and reach the voters in time.
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