, Sept. 27 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday said the Election Commission will neither issue any illegal instructions to its officials nor ask them to favour anyone in the next national election scheduled for February 2026.

"We will issue instructions, but no illegal instruction will ever be given. We will not give instructions to favour anyone or to work on behalf of anyone. Our instructions will be strictly in line with the rules and laws for doing the right work in the right way," he said while addressing the Election Officers' Conference-2025 at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital.

The CEC asked the election officers to stay neutral and make sure that they perform properly. "This applies to everyone involved in ...