General elections should be held under an elected party-led government, as they
are in other democracies around the world, provided they are conducted under a
strong and independent Election Commission, former Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr.
Mohammad Farashuddin said. He added that appropriate institutional safeguards
could ensure free and impartial elections under such a system.
Farashuddin
made the remarks on Sunday while delivering the Nehreen Khan Memorial Lecture
at East West Universi...