Bangladesh’s Corrupt Commission Betrays All: Delay Polls To Purge Rot – OpEd

In three days, on February 12, 2026, Bangladesh is scheduled to walk into a voting booth that is built on a foundation of lies. This headfirst rush towards the 13th Parliamentary Election looks less like a democratic milestone and more like a dangerous relapse. The institution tasked with overseeing this monumental exercise, the Bangladesh Election Commission (EC), is not a neutral referee but a crime scene. For years, this body did not just fail to stop electoral fraud; it presided over a system repeatedly accused of manipulating outcomes.