DHAKA - Senior officials at BangladeshÂ’s election commission are expected to resign on Wednesday, raising hopes that a political crisis that has gripped the country for months could be drawing to a close.Local media said the acting chief election commissioner and three of his deputies would meet President Iajuddin Ahmed on Wednesday to hand in their resignations.
Commission chief Mahfuzur Rahman is accused of bias by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her allies and roundly accused of incompetence for failing to organise an election that would
Officials were not immediately available for comment, but local media -- quoting unnamed government and commission sources -- said the resignations were imminent. The commissioners have previously said they would quit only if the president, who is the ceremonial head of state and constitutional chief of the armed forces, asked them to step down.
The heads of both the administration and election commission have already changed once under pressure from feuding political parties and President Iajjuddin declared emergency rule on Jan 11. Ruling on a writ filed by a private citizen, the High Court said on Monday that elections could not be held until the voter registration process had been completely overhauled.