Presidential election: EC to seek acting speaker's appointment for schedule announcement
Now Barrister Kayser Kamal is serving as the acting speaker.
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The Election Commission would seek appointment of the speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad to discuss the presidential election schedule, said comission's Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed today (26 July).
"As per tradition, the chief election commissioner meets the speaker before the announcement of the presidential election," he said.
The EC secretary disclosed the development to reporters after a meeting at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the city's Agargaon area.
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Now Barrister Kayser Kamal is serving as the acting speaker, as the Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad took the charge as the acting president following the resignation of Mohammed Shahabuddin on Friday (24 July).
