Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Senior Secretary of the Election Commission (EC) Akhtar Ahmed on Thursday said they have already received 70 percent of locally-procured election materials and will get the remaining items by this month.

"So, there was no reason for concern about supply lines or election material shortages. Rather we can say we're going to get all necessary items within the given time of September," he said while talking to reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital.

The EC Secretary said two out of 10 types of election materials - stamp pads and indelible ink pens - will be provided by the UNDP, while the remaining eight items are being procured locally.

"We have asked UNDP to deliver the two items by October 15. As for the rest, ...