As the mainstream political parties have been engaged in endless squabbling on how the next general election can be a credibly fair and inclusive one, our law minister, Anisul Huq, has informed Jatiya Sangsad that the Election Commission has already formulated its work plan to make the upcoming national election “transparent, impartial, fair, free and peaceful.” The law minister further said that the EC wants to ensure equal opportunities for all parties in the elections and ensure that no government agency files any case to harass anyone. He informed the lawmakers that the EC has finalised an 11-point decisions for the next election.      The decisions he listed are nothing special or unique. The only one that’s probably new is the move to appoint more qualified officials from the EC as returning officers. Other decisions - such as preventing attacks on candidates, their supporters, houses and business establishments and taking swift action as per law if such a thin...