Maintaining law and order during the election is the biggest challenge

Dr. Badiul Alam Majumdar, founding editor of SuShaner Jonyo (Citizens for Good Governance), commented that although there are some concerns about the environment for a fair election, these fears will be dispelled if all political parties unite.

He said that although some members of the interim government may be loyal to a particular party, the government is non-partisan. Therefore, overcoming all threats and risks, the government will deliver a fair and acceptable election to the nation in order to advance democracy. Currently, keeping the law and order situation suitable for an election is the biggest challenge.

The Sujon editor made these remarks on Saturday (December 13) at the shadow parliament organized by Debate for Democracy at AFDC to prevent the misuse of social media in the upcoming election.

Badiul Alam Majumder said that the decline of democratic values and political culture is what led to incidents like the shooting of Hadi. Furthermore, due to the proliferation of technology, there is now a challenge in ensuring the flow of accurate information; social media during elections can mislead people and even spread rumors about the election results. He also urged media outlets to establish fact-checking mechanisms.

The event was presided over by Hasan Ahmed Chowdhury Kiran, Chairman of Debate for Democracy. In the competition, debaters from Hazari Bagh Government College defeated those from Dhaka Commerce College to emerge as the winners. The mock parliament was organized by Debate for Democracy.

In his presidential address, Hasan Ahmed Chowdhury Kiran, chairman of Debate for Democracy, said that the shooting aimed at killing Inqilab Munch's spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi within 24 hours of the schedule announcement proves that domestic and foreign conspirators are active in trying to derail the election. This attack is intended to disrupt the democratic journey. Such attempts must be thwarted at all costs.

Journalists Mainul Alam, Saeedul Islam, Moshiur Rahman Khan, Maidur Rahman Rubel, and Md. Atiquar Rahman served as judges at the mock parliament, organized by Debate for Democracy, titled “Preventing the Misuse of Social Media Will Be the Biggest Challenge for the Upcoming Election.”

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