Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah has expressed hope that a record number of international observers will oversee the upcoming parliamentary election, slated for February next year.

The election will mark the "re-commencement of the country's democratic journey", he said while speaking at the inaugural session of a workshop organised by the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) at a hotel in Dhaka's Gulshan on Saturday.

"Usually, many observers come from abroad for inclusive elections. We hope there will be a record number of foreign observers in this election," he said.

"They will be a part of the historic re-commencement of Bangladesh's democratic journey."

The election commissioner said that intern...