Final preparations are underway to hold the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections in the first half of next February, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are taking all necessary preparations to hold the elections in the first half of February before Ramadan next year,\u201d he told reporters at his office at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital\u2019s Agargaon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nasir Uddin said, \u201cOur honorable chief adviser is now in New York. You see, he is telling the person he is meeting that the elections will be held in February. He wants to transfer power democratically. He wants to hold a beautiful election, a historic election.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are working to implement those words of him to hold a historic election,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CEC sought media support in holding a historic election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe need your (media) cooperation. You should make people understand our sincerity. We do not want to follow anyone\u2019s words. We follow our conscience. We want to follow the law. We want to follow the constitution and we want to follow a straight path. We want to work impartially. You should present this thing, our statement to everyone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CEC mentioned that it is not possible to hold a fair election without the cooperation of political parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPolitical parties are our main stakeholders. It is not possible to hold a fair election without their cooperation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the government is continuing discussions with them, he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Consensus Commission has got extension for another month. So I hope the political parties will come to a consensus,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Final preparations are underway to hold the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections in the first half of next February, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin. \u201cWe are taking all necessary preparations to hold the elections in the first half of February before Ramadan next year,\u201d he told reporters at his office at Nirbachan Bhaban […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":30227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,93],"tags":[47],"class_list":["post-30226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bangladesh","category-nationwide","tag-47"],"yoast_head":"\n