Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- The European Union (EU) will send 175-200 observers to monitor the upcoming parliamentary election and the referendum on the July National Charter, scheduled to be held on February 12, 2026, said EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Wednesday.

"The EU has confirmed that it will deploy an observer mission in our election..Some 175-200 EU observers will arrive here at different times to observe the polls," he said while briefing reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban in the city.

Ivars Ijabs, a member of the EU Parliament, would lead the EU election observation mission in Bangladesh, he said.

The EC Secretary, however, said he would not be able to say further details about when they start arriving here.

He said the EU observers ...