EC eyes December for next general election
In response to a question about whether the Awami League will participate in the upcoming elections and whether the boat symbol will be used, the Election Commissioner said it is entirely a political decision
Election Commissioner Mohammad Anwarul Islam Sarkar has said the Election Commission is preparing to hold the next general election in December.
Speaking as the chief guest at a discussion on voter list updates at the deputy commissioner's office in Narsingdi yesterday, he said, "The work of updating the voter list is nearing completion as part of our election preparations."
"In both local government and national elections, the responsibility of the Election Commission is to conduct parliamentary elections and organise the presidential election.
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"The national parliament election is essentially our primary task. If there is political consensus and the government believes it is fully prepared to conduct local government elections, the government can request the Election Commission, which will then proceed with the elections," he added.
In response to a question about whether the Awami League will participate in the upcoming elections and whether the boat symbol will be used, the Election Commissioner said it is entirely a political decision.
"It is not yet the time to say whether any symbols will be present on the ballot papers. Time will tell which candidates will contest the elections and which symbols will appear on the ballots," he said.
Narsingdi Deputy Commissioner Rashed Hossain Chowdhury, Dhaka Division Regional Election Officer Mohammad Yunus Ali, Narsingdi Superintendent of Police Mohammad Abdul Hannan, and Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Anjan Das were also present.
