The election date of the two city corporations had been on the mind of many people because of the colliding Saraswati Puja. Many students from Dhaka University had taken part in protests calling for deferment of the election date as the puja is one of the main religious rituals observed by the followers of the Hindu religion.
The question of why such an administrative blunder had taken place in the first place came to many people’s mind. The question has still been left unanswered. However, it is commendable that the authorities concerned found their wits and rescheduled the election to a later date.
Beginning of such a crucial exam on the same
day of the election of the two city corporations
posed a problem of its own
On the other hand, this later date has been fixed to be February 1 which was supposed to be the starting date of SSC examination across the whole country. This posed another problem. Beginning of such a crucial exam on the same day of the election of the two city corporations posed a problem of its own. Under the circumstances another major change has been done, the SSC exams will begin from February 3.
The inability of the authorities to pick a date and properly organise one of the most prioritized elections of the country is truly disconcerting news. This issue of election date collision with puja day should never have come to light in the first place.
A report published in this daily pointed to the detail that the puja date was mentioned as January 29 on the calendar based on which the election date was fixed. This means that this has been a terrible blunder on the part of the authorities concerned who failed to identify the underlying problem this could and ultimately have posed for the nation.
As a result, the exam where more than 20 lakh students are going to participate has also been rescheduled. Still, the question remains unanswered, what is the main reason behind the unintentional or intentional disconcertment causing so much sensation for the public to discourse over.