Dhaka: The government believes that election is the pillar of democracy, said Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq.
He was addressing as the chief guest at an event distributing special National Identity Card (NID) for the freedom fighters and unveiling Bengali version of Representation of the People Order, 1972 and Parliamentary Constituency Boundary Delimitation Act 2021.
Awami League government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is extending all-out support to the Election Commission to make polls free and fair, he said.
“As long as the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is in power, it will continue to support the Election Commission,” he added.
Highlighting various steps of the government to strengthen the Election Commission, he said the country is blessed with smart NIDs, flawless voters’ list, EVM, new infrastructure of the EC, Parliamentary Constituency Boundary Delimitation Act 2021, and Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commission Act, 2022.
None but Awami League government has dared enactment of the crucial law on formation of the Election Commission, he opined.
He said “The country was run by various governments in 50 years of independence. None but Sheikh Hasina took the challenge to enact a law on constitution of the Election Commission. She will continue to support EC as long as she is in power.”
Recalling the contribution of freedom fighters, he said they (liberation warriors) introduced the most important chapter of the country’s history under the leadership of Bangabandhu deserving due recognition.
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda, election commissioners Rafikul Islam and Kabita Khanom spoke on the occasion presided over by EC Secretary Md Humayun Kabir.
