Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- The Election Commission has announced the roadmap for the upcoming 13th Parliamentary elections. Senior Secretary of the EC Secretariat Akhtar Ahmed announcing the roadmap on Thursday said national elections will be held in the first half of February and the election schedule in December. This is another step forward in organizing the parliamentary elections by the Election Commission (EC).
For a long time, there had been demands from different political parties to announce the roadmap for the elections. We welcome this announcement. With this announcement, Bangladesh has started its journey towards elections.
As the previous three elections were held under the Awami League government, there was pressure from the ruling ...