Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Election Commission (EC) Secretary Akhtar Ahmed has accused the media of misquoting him over the amount of cash permitted to be carried a day before the parliamentary election.

Speaking at the EC headquarters on Wednesday, he wondered how he could have said that carrying Tk 50 million would not be a problem.

"I have no authority, right, or power to say that, and I never said it," he said.

"I am telling you publicly that I have been misquoted. Please do not misquote me. We are all set to witness a fair election. It would be extremely unfortunate to mislead people with false information," he said.

Explaining the circumstances of the comment, he said he was asked about a financial matter, and he replied that those who i...