Dhaka, Nov. 29 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has revealed that the schedule for the upcoming 13th parliamentary election and referendum will be announced in the second week of December.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday after inspecting a mock voting exercise at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Government Girls' High School in Dhaka, he said the Election Commission (EC) was preparing to deliver a "transparent and orderly" vote.

The mock polling, conducted across four booths between 8am and 12pm, is part of a wider effort to test election-day logistics, including voter movement, staffing, booth management and crowd control.

"We want to deliver an election like today's mock voting -- transparent and smooth. Law and order will c...