The Blue Panel of Dhaka University has joined a growing chorus of boycotters, describing the Feb 12 election and referendum as a "deception" that fails to reflect the true will of the people.
A serving army officer’s viral letter has accused former chief Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan of "political convenience" after he testified about RAB abuses and 2014 election rigging.
The Bangladesh Public University Progressive Teachers’ Platform has demanded the immediate suspension of the 13th National Election. The group warns that the current "one-sided" polls threaten the spirit of the Liberation War.
Unlike the parliamentary ballots, the pink referendum ballots for the Feb 12 vote reportedly lack serial numbers. Critics argue this "traceability gap" makes an independent audit of the result impossible.
In a stinging joint statement, 707 Supreme Court lawyers have declared a boycott of the Feb 12 election. They allege the process is an "artificial arrangement" designed to legitimise an illegal grip on power.