Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Commonwealth Secretary General Shirley Botchwey has held talks with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin as preparations intensify for Bangladesh's upcoming parliamentary elections and referendum.

The meeting took place at the Election Commission (EC) headquarters in Dhaka's Agargaon on Sunday, according to EC spokesman Ruhul Amin Malik.

A six-member Commonwealth delegation attended the talks, along with Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed, reports bdnews24.com.

It follows an earlier visit on Oct 26 by a Commonwealth pre-election assessment team led by Linford Andrews, an advisor to the organisation's Electoral Support branch.

Botchwey is currently on a four-day visit to Bangladesh. Ahead of the Februar...