, Dec. 9 -- Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam Sarker on Tuesday hinted that any adviser of the interim government cannot contest the upcoming election while remaining in office, as the election code of conduct prohibits them from taking part even in polls campaigns.

"You asked whether any person holding a post in the government can run in the election. I would say 'no' as the person because a person cannot engage in the election campaign while in that post," he told reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital.

The Election Commissioner explained that it is practically impossible for a person holding a government post to take part in the election without campaigning. "So, it doesn't need to say that no one can participate in the elect...