In the outgoing year, Bangladesh has got the new Election Commission, who will be in front of the eleventh parliamentary elections and before the local government's confidence vote in some seats.
During the rest of the year after taking office in mid-February, 2017, the EC updated the voter list, made election roadmap and organized the dialogue. During this ten month, Comilla and Rangpur city corporations and dialogue have started to gain confidence.
There will be a general election schedule for the post of Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation and in the north-south of 36 new wards and 12 reserved councilors. There is also a time for presidential election after April.
Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet and Gazipur city corporations are in the middle of the year. Four seats were held on June 15, 2013 and 6 July in Gazipur. May be voted in these city corporations in May. Earlier, in Brahmanbaria and Gaibandha, minister Shayedul Haque and MP Golam Mostafa will be elected to the vacant seats before March.
The eleventh parliamentary elections will be held from October 30, 2018 to January 28, 2019. In that case, the EC will announce the schedule in November.
The political analysts' view that the most political parties have boycotted the last 10th parliamentary elections will be the main challenge before the current commission to bring all the parties to the next election.
The names of the recorded number of dead were dropped in the voter list update. The gap between women and men in voters has decreased. The number of voters in the eleventh parliament will be equal to 10 crore 46 lakhs.
After the complexity of the distribution of smart card this year, the EC will be able to produce its own fund. After the city, delivery starts from 1 st December to district level.
This year, the electronic voting machine made by EC's own initiative in collaboration with Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory, is the first test of December 21 in the Rangpur City election. EC claims, they succeeded there.
In the beginning of the year, President Abdul Hamid formed a search committee with the views of political parties. The commission of 5 people led by KM Nurul Huda was formed from the list of selected person.
The Commission has received the first woman member of the country in the history of Bangladesh this year. Following the independence, EC's first commission to launch its own building 'Election Building' began.
According to Abdul Alim, director of a Morcha Election Working Group (EWG) of election observer organizations, it has been very good for the EC in 2017 with many jobs.
"The year of the parliamentary elections will come after the CT vote. There are many jobs in front of the EC. That's why the three major challenges for the EC in 2018. "
Abdul Alim said, the implementation of the roadmap announced is a big challenge in front of the EC. Six cities including Dhaka will have to handle tough hand. And thirdly, everyone has organized a 'credible' parliamentary election to vote.
"The commission has to work under pressure. The Commission will come out of pressure from different middlemen after properly maintaining confidence. I think that the Commission will be successful in every year of the vote. "
