The Commission to be responsible for providing protection to candidates and their electoral and polling agents during election.

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2025
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Electoral Process Electoral Process
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Responsibilities of the Election Commission
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Electoral Reform Commission
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Legal and Policy Framework
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Operationalisation
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Last Update: 14-Dec-25
This reform proposal has been articulated in the Electoral Reform Commission Report but has yet to be officially initiated.
Reform Initiated
Reform Initiated
Last Update: 14-Dec-25
EC will propose a joint security plan with Home Ministry and law enforcement agencies.
Legal and Policy Framework
Legal and Policy Framework
Last Update: 13-Jan-26
According to the Election commission office a coordination body comprising all relevant security forces, including the Police, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), the Armed Forces, the Navy, and any other designated agencies, will be formed. These forces will operate upon the request of the Returning Officer and Presiding Officer, and will take immediate action as required.
Operationalisation
Operationalisation
Last Update: 13-Jan-26
Circular-9 issued for the Thirteenth National Parliamentary Election, the Election Commission has provided for the formation of Law-Enforcement Cells, alongside Vigilance and Observation Teams and Election Monitoring Teams, in accordance with the Election Conduct Rules. The functions and reporting obligations of the Law-Enforcement Cell have been formally defined.
Observation
    Under Circular-9, the Law-Enforcement Cell is mandated to take all necessary measures to maintain law and order in the election area and to regularly inform the Election Commission Secretariat of the measures taken and the overall situation. While the roles and responsibilities are now clearly specified in policy, effective implementation will depend on timely coordination, information flow, and operational capacity at the field level. The security issue continues to be challenging as there has been an escalation in attacks and violence has been reported. This would require strong coordinated efforts from all government agencies and the Election Commission.
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(a) Election expenditure to be capped at BDT 10 per voter per parliamentary constituency. (b) All election expenses to be processed through banking systems or financial technology platforms (e.g., Bikash, Rocket). (c) To maintain close oversight on election expenditures of candidates and political parties, the Election Commission to set up ‘election expenditure monitoring committees’ at the constituency levels. (d) Election expenditures iled by candidates and political parties to be subjected to auditing, the candidates’ election to be annulled in case of discrepancies. (e) All election related expenses of the Election Commission to be a charge on the consolidated budget of the Republic.
Legal and Policy Framework
(a) To allow stationary observation, so that observers may remain at the centre throughout the day, but not inside the polling booth continuously. (b) Official permission to be granted to observer organizations for pre-election observation. (c) Fake and biased observers to be banned. (d) Appointment of individual observers to be allowed. (e) Election observation reports to be used to improve future elections. (f) To make the steps from the beginning to the end of appointing international observers clear for the concerned organizations. To appoint observers according to the decision of the Commission instead of the government. (g) Journalist with valid election commission-issued cards to be allowed to enter polling stations to document irregularities, and they be allowed to use motorcycles on election day.
Operationalisation
(a) The proposed Election Commission Act to have provisions to ensure that offenses or irregularities committed by the Election Commission to be brought to justice. (b) By amending the relevant law, to retain the provision requiring the Commission’s permission to file cases against government officers and employees, and to remove the legal barriers to conducting an investigation or inquiry in this regard. (c) To relax the prescribed time limit for filing cases under sections 73 and 74, in section 90 of the Representation of the People Order, 1972. (d) A time limit to be set for the disposal of electoral offense cases to expedite the length of adjudication and ensure timely justice.
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Last Updated: 14th December 2025

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