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Ex-Election Commissioner Nurul Huda Remanded After Mob Assault

Interim administration condemned the assault, stressing that legal channels must prevail over vigilantism.

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Bangladesh's former elections chief KM Nurul Huda (C) has been remanded for questioning over his alleged role in rigging votes to favour ousted premier Sheikh Hasina
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Screengrab from a viral video showing former Bangladesh CEC Nurul Huda with shoes around his neck, surrounded by a group of people | ANI

Overview

  • Nurul Huda, 77, was beaten and humiliated by a mob at his Uttara home hours after the BNP filed a lawsuit accusing him of rigging the 2014, 2018 and 2024 elections.
  • Dhaka police took Huda into custody and a court ordered a four-day remand for interrogation into alleged election manipulation.
  • The BNP case names 19 individuals, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, for conducting polls “without people’s mandate.”
  • Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus’s interim government denounced the mob attack as illegal and warned citizens against taking justice into their own hands.
  • Tensions persist as Bangladesh gears up for polls in April 2026 while Sheikh Hasina remains in self-imposed exile in India facing charges.