BNP MPs resignation: EC to announce schedule of by-polls on Sunday
On 11 December, five out of seven BNP MPs submitted their resignation
Election Commissioner Md Alamgir said on Thursday that the schedule of the by-elections for the vacant parliamentary seats of the resigned BNP members of parliament will be announced on 18 December.
He said while talking to the journalists at the Election Commission office at Agargaon in the city that the commission has a meeting on Sunday.
"The issue of the by-elections of the vacant seats is one of the agendas in the meeting. The schedule of the election will be announced after the meeting," he told the reporters.
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The schedule will be fixed keeping in mind the public holidays, exams and religious festivals, the election commissioner added.
The meeting will also decide on the use of EVMs, installation of CCTV cameras, and the appointment of returning officers during the by-polls, he said.
Replying to a reporter's query about inviting BNP to the by-polls, Md Alamgir said, "We will not invite any particular political party to participate in the by-polls. Our schedules will be open for all political parties."
On 11 December, five out of seven BNP members of the parliament submitted their resignation to the speaker of the parliament as part of their anti-government movement.
