Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- The Election Commission (EC) will exchange views with the senior officials of ministries, departments, directorates, agencies and authorities with connections to preparations for the 13th national parliamentary election.

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin will preside over the meeting at the Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka's Agargaon on Thursday afternoon.

Four election commissioners and the EC secretary will also attend.

The meeting is being held as part of the overall preparations for the elections, including the announcement of the schedule, maintenance of a peaceful law-and-order situation, collecting information on loan defaulters, sending the vote counting slips to the EC in special envelopes from the polling...