A court in Dhaka ordered another four-day detention for KM Nurul Huda on Tuesday. Huda served as Bangladesh's chief election commissioner before losing his position. Magistrate Awlad Hossain Mohammad Zunayed made this decision after police brought Huda before the court. Police had asked for a longer detention period of 10 days. The case involves accusations that Huda helped manipulate national elections.
The same court had already ordered a four-day detention for Huda on June 23. A member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party filed the case on Sunday morning. Md Salah Uddin Khan accused 24 people of rigging elections held in 2014, 2018 and 2024. The list of accused people covers former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and three former election commissioners. Other accused officials worked for police, intelligence agencies and security forces.
Police arrested Huda from his home in Uttara on June 22. A crowd had surrounded and detained the former commissioner around 7 p.m. that evening. Officers took him into custody later that same day. The court records show police formally arrested him in connection with the election manipulation case. Huda lived in sector 5 of Uttara before his arrest.
The same court had already ordered a four-day detention for Huda on June 23. A member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party filed the case on Sunday morning. Md Salah Uddin Khan accused 24 people of rigging elections held in 2014, 2018 and 2024. The list of accused people covers former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and three former election commissioners. Other accused officials worked for police, intelligence agencies and security forces.
Police arrested Huda from his home in Uttara on June 22. A crowd had surrounded and detained the former commissioner around 7 p.m. that evening. Officers took him into custody later that same day. The court records show police formally arrested him in connection with the election manipulation case. Huda lived in sector 5 of Uttara before his arrest.
