Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday stressed on taking measures to stop recurrence of election rigging as the committee on investigating alleged irregularities in the 2014, 2018 and 2024 general polls submitted its report to him.
Committee Chief Justice Shamim Hasnain and members Shamim Al Mamun, Kazi Mahfuzul Haque (Supon), Barrister Tazrian Akram Hossain and Dr Md Abdul Alim formally handed over the report to the Chief Adviser at the State Guest House Jamuna on Monday afternoon.
After submitting the report, committee members discussed various aspects of their investigation with the chief adviser.
Receiving the report, Prof Yunus said: “We had heard about vote rigging, and we knew some things. But the way they distorted the entire process so shamelessly, crushed and twisted the system, and wrote verdicts on paper according to their own wishes—these must be presented before the nation. There must be a complete record”.
He further said that using the country’s money and organizing the elections with people’s money, the entire nation was given punishment.
“The people of this country watched helplessly. They could do nothing,” the chief adviser said, adding, for the country’s people to feel at least some relief, the faces of those involved must be unmasked.
“We must know who did it and how it was done. Measures must be taken so that election rigging never happens again,” Prof Yunus said.
