National polls schedule tomorrow or day after
EC Abdur Rahmanel Masud said the announcement of the schedule will place special emphasis on cooperation from political parties and all stakeholders.
Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud said the schedule for the 13th national election -- which is planned for the first half of February -- will be announced tomorrow (10 December) evening or the day after (11 December).
He shared the information while speaking to journalists at the Election Commission (EC) headquarters today (9 December) following a meeting between Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin and Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed.
Masud said all preparations for the announcement speech of the 13th national election schedule have been finalised. The announcement of the schedule will place special emphasis on cooperation from political parties and all stakeholders.
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After a meeting between President Mohammed Shahabuddin and EC officials tomorrow afternoon (10 December), the schedule will be announced tomorrow evening or the day after.
In addition, Masud stated that no symbol of parties that have been banned or suspended will appear on the final postal ballots.
Meanwhile, CEC Nasir has also said that the election is likely to be announced this week. Preparations are at the final stage, he told reporters after the meeting with the chief justice at the Supreme Court.
Preparations for the schedule announcement are in their final phase, with the CEC's address set to be recorded on 10 December for broadcast on BTV and Bangladesh Betar.
Election officials say a range of legal issues may be discussed in the meeting with the chief justice, including pending petitions on constituency boundary demarcation and cases involving candidates seeking to regain eligibility after losing their electoral symbols.
Earlier, the full commission met with the chief adviser to brief him on election preparations and thanked him for the government's cooperation.
Today's meeting continues the tradition upheld by previous CECs ahead of major national polls.
