Dhaka, June 18 -- An agreement was signed between the Australian High Commission in Dhaka and UNDP on Wednesday signed marking Australia as the first development partner to support the BALLOT Project, which aims to strengthen Bangladesh's electoral process.

The project is a three-year-long joint initiative being implemented by UNDP Bangladesh, UNDP, UN Women, and UNESCO to assist Bangladesh ahead of a national election.

The agreement was signed by Australian High Commissioner in Dhaka Susan Ryle and UNDP Bangladesh Resident Representative Stefan Liller in the presence of Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin at the Election Commission Secretariat here in the capital.

EC senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed, UNESCO Country Representative...