The High Court yesterday issued a rule on the government and the Election Commission (EC) asking them to explain why it is not illegal for EC Secretariat to be under the jurisdiction of Prime Minister's Office. The HC ruling came after hearing of a writ petition filed by Awami League General Secretary Abdul Jalil challenging Election Commission Rules 1979, its amendments and the provision that put the EC Secretariat under the PMO.
Matiur Rahman Choudhury has more on the story.
