National election roadmap announced, schedule to be announced 60 days before polling: Akhtar Ahmed

Dialogue with stakeholders including political parties will continue from the 15th of next month until October and the final voter list will be published by the end of November, said Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed, saying that the schedule will be announced 60 days before polling. However, I do not know the polling date. He made these remarks to journalists at a press conference organized at the Election Commission (EC) office in Agargaon in the capital on Thursday (August 28) to announce the roadmap for the 13th National Parliament election. Stating that the Election Commission wants to bring the voting in the 13th National Parliament election in a festive atmosphere, Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said that the Home Ministry is responsible for maintaining the law and order situation. Akhtar Ahmed said that the EC’s dialogue with stakeholders including political parties will begin from the 15th of next month and will continue until October. Stating that the final voter list will be published by the end of November, Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said, “The schedule will be announced 60 days before the polling, but I do not know the polling date.” Stating that the final voter list will be published by October 31, he added that the rules of political parties and candidates will be sent to the Law Ministry next week to be finalized. The boundaries of parliamentary constituencies will be finalized by September 15, and the journalist and observer policy will be finalized in the same month, he said. The senior secretary said that the polling station policy is providing for 600 men and 500 women in each booth, and expatriates will now have the opportunity to vote in an easy way. He said that the manual voter list will be published by October 31. The EC also has a stock of ballot boxes, so they do not have to be bought.