Bangladesh’s Regulatory Framework for Election Standards: Highlighting and Addressing its Weaknesses

Authors : Nurul MOMEN

Pages : 131-144

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Publication Date : 2014-08-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Elections provide a test of the political system in any country. Electoral rules and regulations set out legal constraints on the electoral process about what to do and not to do. The absence of any effective regulation contributes to a system in which parties and candidates are free to conduct business whatever they wish. Regulatory framework and its enforcement in Bangladesh challenge the credibility of election processes. In the research findings, it was concluded that a weak regulatory framework as well as its enforcement negatively affects the election process in order to ensure a free and fair election in Bangladesh. 
Keywords : Bangladesh, EVM, Free and Fair Elections, Regulations