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EC for all-party polls

Urges president to make efforts to ensure participation of all

Staff Correspondent
The Election Commission yesterday requested President Abdul Hamid to make efforts to ensure participation of all political parties in the next general election.
The EC made the request when it met the president amid a persisting political crisis with the main opposition BNP sticking to its stance that it would not
take part in the election unless held under a nonpartygovernment.
On Monday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inducted eight new faces in her cabinet to form a
polls-time government headed by her, which the BNP has rejected.
Talking to journalists after the meeting at the Bangabhaban, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad said, "We want to hold a fair and peaceful general election with the participation of all. We have also requested him |president] to continue his endeavours for this."
The CEC also said, "We hope the
election will be held with the participation of all, and we will be able to create a level playing field for all."
He went on, "We have apprised the president of
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our preparations for holding the election. Our preparations are now at the final stage and we are ready for holding the polls."
The CEC said the commission also informed the president that it has brought many changes in the electoral laws for creating a level playing field.
Queried, he said, "We will announce the schedule for the election in time."
Meeting sources said the president assured the CEC and his colleagues of his cooperation in holding a fair and credible election.
The polls schedule is likely to be announced in the last week of this month, some EC sources said.
Seeking anonymity, an election commissioner said they informed the president about the EC's plan for deployment of army alongside the law enforcers for maintaining law and
order during the election period.
The EC has the jurisdiction to demand transfer of government officials during election period for the sake of a free, fair and credible election, said the commissioner.
"That is why we have requested the president for necessary measures so the commission could have any officials transferred quickly, if necessary," hesaid.
The CEC along with three election commissioners - Shah Nawaz, Mohammad Abu Hafiz and Abdul Mubarak -- reached the Bangabhaban around 3:30pm and stayed there for more than an hour.
EC Secretary Muhammed Sadique was with the delegation.
This was the EC's first meeting with the president after it took office in February last year.