report in Dhaka Tribune, Mar 31, 2023
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Thursday asked the Election Commission Secretariat to prepare early for organizing the 12th National Assembly elections.
He directed the election officials to complete all the activities of the election as per the action plan.
Addressing the officials, he said: “We will keep preparations so that we can hold elections on time according to the constitution.”
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said that the election may be held at the end of December or early January. Even if the election is held one or two months before the specified time, the EC should have the preparation for the election.
According to sources, the CEC wanted to know from the field level officials what kind of obstacles and challenges there are in organizing fair and free elections.
At the same time, he also took advice on what needs to be done in order to make the voting fair.
In the meeting, some officials of the EC secretariat and field level expressed concern about the violation of the code of conduct. He suggested launching a hotline like 999 to report violations of code of conduct or election complaints.
The meeting also discussed the example of India’s polling.
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