CPD Research Director Khandker Moazzem laid bare the regime\u2019s arrogance: \u201cMost surveys have identified the voters of the fallen party as a decisive factor in this election.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He drove the point home: \u201cThis means a large section of voters is not being given the opportunity to vote according to their preference.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why you must boycott this rigged election<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Which parties are contesting the 13th national election Thursday?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n SHSP Survey: 87% of Awami League supporters will not vote, 92% support Jatiya Party<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Moazzem made the inescapable conclusion: \u201cDisregarding the views and participation of such a large portion of voters would inevitably raise serious questions about the credibility, legitimacy, and representative nature of the election.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n CPD\u2019s verdict is unambiguous: Without the Awami League and its vast grassroots base, \u201cholding an acceptable election while keeping out a major political force and its voters is extremely difficult.\u201d The regime\u2019s exclusionary purge has stripped the vote of any claim to being participatory or democratic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even regime insiders and former collaborators are now recoiling in disgust.<\/p>\n\n\n Economist Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya of the CPD skewered the interim government on February 8: \u201cTheir capacity and potential are exhausted. All they can do now is hold a fair election\u2014but it\u2019s woefully non-inclusive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He demanded real inclusion for women, minorities, and dissenters, blasting the regime for leaving vulnerable groups exposed to violence with no protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SHUJAN) Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar, who served on reform and consensus commissions, publicly washed his hands of the regime:\u00a0\u201cWe assisted using our experience under public pressure. We did not act as part of the government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Respect human rights and rule of law, Amnesty International tells Yunus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sajeeb Wazed: This election is illegitimate, won\u2019t resolve instability<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sheikh Hasina Sangram Parishad demands halt to sham election, referendum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Transparency International Bangladesh Executive Director Dr. Iftekharuzzaman, who headed the Anti-Corruption Commission reform panel, delivered a scathing verdict: the interim government failed after 18 months to lay strong foundations for justice, reform, or elections, with shortcomings far outweighing any achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n CPD Chairman Rehman Sobhan ridiculed the bundled referendum on January 29, calling it a \u201cmeaningless proposal.\u201d He said: \u201cCitizens are being asked to say \u2018yes\u2019 or \u2018no\u2019 to 38 complex reform proposals they do not even understand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He questioned the regime\u2019s aggressive \u201cYes\u201d campaign, suggesting it was merely to placate student representatives inside the Advisory Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dhaka University Professor Zobaida Nasreen explained the growing civil society backlash: \u201cMany had high expectations from the interim government, which gradually faded. At the same time, the Awami League\u2019s popularity has increased due to the government\u2019s actions over the past year and a half.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2,001 expatriate Bangladeshis call for boycott of election, referendum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Referendum: Yunus\u2019 press wing resorts to misinformation to vilify Shahdeen Malik<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Prothom Alo exposes Yunus regime\u2019s discriminatory, mindless project spree<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n She added that many from the July movement are now \u201cfrustrated and hurt,\u201d including those who worked with the regime. <\/p>\n\n\n Prof. Nasreen demolished the regime\u2019s logic: \u201cIt is very difficult to even imagine that banning a party through an executive order will erase it\u2026 If the people had rejected the Awami League, cancelled it at the ballot, then the party would have become politically irrelevant on its own. But instead of that, this election has turned into a major exercise of coercive power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She warned: \u201cThe Awami League has a cultural and social base. You are holding an election while keeping those grassroots voters outside in one way or another. That will inevitably keep a large section of voters away from polling stations. Even those who do come will vote under pressure. So the core purpose of voting\u2014choosing a preferred candidate freely in a fair and neutral environment\u2014is not being fulfilled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Writer and researcher Mohiuddin Ahmad condemned the executive fiat: \u201cThe question remains that voters did not reject this party through voting. The party has been kept out through a state executive order. An election without a major party like the Awami League will not be acceptable. That was the backdrop against which the 1\/11 episode occurred. We must remember that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Postal Ballot Sham: Jamaat\u2019s filthy blueprint to rig farcical election, illegal referendum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dailyrepublicbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cpd-survey-1024x574.jpeg\")
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