The Commonwealth is fervent to enhance Bangladesh for preserving a free and swish election, acknowledged Badiul Alam Majumdar, head of the Electoral Gadget Reform Commission.
After a meeting of the commission right this moment time (19 November) with a 5-member Commonwealth delegation at the Election Constructing in Agargaon in the capital, Badiul told reporters that the Commonwealth expressed interest in getting to know about the nation’s electoral machine.
“They must always abet guarantee a swish and fair election in our nation,” he added.
The delegation, led by Commonwealth Assistant Secretary-Traditional (ASG) Prof Luis Gabriel Franceschi, is on a four-day consult with to Bangladesh to take care of discussions with diversified dignitaries of the interim authorities.
Earlier, Franceschi reiterated the Commonwealth’s commitment to collaborating with Bangladesh’s interim authorities to put a “discrimination-free, inclusive, and affluent” society.
He lauded the interim authorities’s efforts towards democratic reform and assured beefy toughen from the Commonwealth for ongoing reform initiatives, including these focused on electoral process enhancements.
He acknowledged right this moment time, “We always consult with countries to learn, hear, and toughen their wants. We assemble solutions and abet implement them. [Today] We had a swish discussion with the electoral commission.
“We have confidence an even searching team right here to work with the reform initiatives. If the reforms are implemented, Bangladesh will likely be a success fable for the Commonwealth,” he acknowledged.
Asked if they have confidence got any thunder solutions or no longer, Franceschi acknowledged this could perchance perchance come from the commission. “We can abet them. [But] We’re no longer right here to unravel concerns.”
Pointing accessible are 2.7 billion participants in the 56 Commonwealth countries, he acknowledged all people looks ahead to free, swish and transparent elections.
“I maintain it’s miles in overall a [good] lesson [for other countries as well]. We can abet Bangladesh by sharing experiences from other countries and Bangladesh can abet other countries in the identical map. I maintain the target is free, swish and transparent elections, the put participants’s conception will likely be mirrored,” he acknowledged.
