Election schedule to be announced in early Dec: Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam

Election Commissioner Md. Anwarul Islam Sarker has said that the election schedule will be announced in the first part of December.

Talking to reporters on Friday at Patuakhali Circuit House auditorium, he said the question of whether the referendum will be held before or after the elections has not yet come under the commission’s consideration.

He said the election will be held before Ramadan next February and that an action plan has already been published.

Replying to a query about the PR system, he said the matter is entirely political and depends on the decisions of political parties. “With everyone’s cooperation, we aim to present a free and fair election in February.”

The commissioner informed that rules have been formulated, overseas voter registration will start from November and arrangements have been made to allow convicted prisoners to vote.

Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed and Deputy Commissioner of Patuakhali Dr. Mohammad Shahid Hossain Chowdhury, among others, were present there.