, Sept. 19 -- Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Dr Iftekharuzzaman on Friday said there will be no chance of holding a fair election if the election-time government plays a biased role.

"If the election-time government is biased, fails to play its due role for ensuring the level-playing field or plays a partial role towards any party, there will be no chance of the election being fair. So, we (TIB and media) have to observe their role as well," he told a workshop in the capital.

Dr Iftekharuzzaman made the remarks at a training workshop on election reporting for journalists, jointly organised by TIB and Reporters Forum for Election and Democracy (RFED) at the TIB office in Dhanmondi's Midas Centre.

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