Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- As preparations advance for the general and the national referendum, the Election Commission (EC) is bringing yet another round of amendments to electoral laws and rules.

Following the inclusion of postal voting, the EC says the Representation of the People Order (RPO) needs to be aligned with the recently issued Referendum Ordinance.

Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said on Wednesday: "Because of the referendum, we have to amend the RPO again. The amendment will go to the Advisory Council meeting on Thursday. Changes are being made until the last moment. Some linguistic corrections are also being brought into the code of conduct. This is a continuous process."

EC officials said the amendment will propose cha...