EC to declare election schedule at 7pm Thursday

MNA National Desk: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda will address the nation on Thursday to announce the schedule of the 11th parliamentary election.

The CEC’s address will be aired at 7pm on Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Radio, says a release issued by the Election Commission.

Previously, in a meeting on Monday, Jatiya Oikya Front requested the Election Commission to announce the election schedule after dialogues between the political parties and the government had ended.

In response to the request, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Tuesday said it would not be possible to defer the announcement of the election schedule, but the general polls could be delayed if all parties wanted to do so.