Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has called for all deputy commissioners and police superintendents across Bangladesh to be transferred simultaneously once the Election Commission (EC) formally announces the schedule for the upcoming national polls.

At a dialogue with the EC in Dhaka on Wednesday, the party said recent reshuffles in the civil administration and police "appear to be happening from a particular place with a specific intention", raising concerns about neutrality ahead of the 13th parliamentary election.

Jamaat leaders said that after the schedule is issued, the administrative authority at the district level comes under the EC's control, and therefore a full overhaul is needed to restore public confidence.

They also propo...