, Jan. 25 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday assured foreign diplomats that the upcoming national election will be held in transparent and credible manners amid foolproof security arrangement, leaving no scope for 'hide-and-seek'.

"We want a very transparent and credible election so that there will be no matter of hide-and-seek," he said while talking to reporters after a meeting with foreign diplomats at a city hotel in Gulshan.

The CEC said the Election Commission briefed the diplomats in detail about the preparations and activities undertaken so far for the 13th parliamentary election and the referendum, scheduled for February 12 next.

"They appreciated us. They are very happy with what we have worked so ...