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Campaign ends tomorrow morning

Staff Correspondent
The Election Commission has put a ban on campaigning for the 10th parliamentary polls from 8:00am tomorrow, making today the last day for the MP-aspirants to campaign.
In a circular yesterday, the EC said the embargo would be in place in the electoral areas only till 4:00pm on Tuesday.
According to the electoral code of conduct, the candidates will have to conclude their electioneering 48 hours before the voting time, the circular stated. The national election is scheduled to be held on January 5 in 147 constituencies out of 300 as 153 candidates are all set to be elected unopposed.
If anyone violates the ban, the person will be sentenced from two to seven years' imprisonment with fine, accordingto thecircular.
Besides, the EC has also slapped a ban on vehicular movement in the electoral areas between 12:00 midnight and 11:59pm on January 5, the polls day.
No motorcycle movement will be allowed from the early hours of Saturday to the early hours of
Wednesday across the country.
However, candidates, law enforcers, administrative officials and EC-approved poll observers and polling agents will remain out of the purview of the ban. Observers and polling agents will have to use stickers provided by the EC for using their vehicles.
These restrictions would not be applicable on highways, the circular added.
EC DELEGATIONTO MEET PRESIDENT
An EC delegation is scheduled to meet President Abdul Hamid at 3:30pm today to apprise him of the commission's preparation for holding the January 5 polls.
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad will lead the six-member delegation that includes four election commissioners and the secretary to the EC secretariat.
"It is a courtesy meeting. We will just inform the president about our preparation for the polls," the CEC told reporters at the EC secretariat yesterday.
When asked whether they would discuss postponement of the polls, an election commissioner, seeking anonymity, told The Daily Star," It is not possible to defer the election. However, it may be deferred only if the main opposition announces its willingness to join the polls."