Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Election Commission (EC) faced a barrage of questions, warnings and proposals from several political parties on Wednesday as they pressed for a free, fair and credible parliamentary poll and the Referendum.

The issues came up during talks with different political parties arranged by the Election Commission at the EC's headquarters on Wednesday in a bid to getting the opinions and recommendations from the major election stakeholders.

During the meeting, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) proposed that the EC appoint its own officials as returning officers and assistant returning officers.

BNP Standing Committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan told the dialogue that the election requires several hundred thousand polling offici...