Bangladesh ex-election panel chief nabbed for ‘influencing poll’

Bangladesh’s former chief election commissioner K M Nurul Huda has been arrested on charges of manipulating elections during his tenure, the police said.

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Dhaka metropolitan police’s Deputy Commissioner Mohidul Islam on Sunday said Huda was arrested in the case filed by former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) against the former election commission chief and 18 others, including deposed Hasina.

Election Commission officials said this was probably the first time that a former CEC has been detained over issues related to elections.

Earlier in the day, the 77-year-old, who oversaw the elections in 2014, 2018 and 2024, was assaulted by a mob outside his Uttara residence.

Uttara West police station chief Hafizur Rahman said, “We went to the scene after being informed” that a mob has surrounded Huda. We have brought him into our custody.”