Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- The Election Commission (EC) has instructed all returning officers to recruit polling officials from neighbouring upazilas within the same district if necessary, to address any potential shortage ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election.
The directive was issued on Monday through a letter signed by EC Deputy Secretary Mohammad Manir Hossain and sent to all returning officers for immediate action.
According to the letter, the parliamentary election is scheduled for 12 February, and returning officers were earlier asked to finalise panels of polling officials by 18 December in line with existing guidelines.
The latest instruction allows returning officers to draw officials from adjacent or nearby upazilas within their...