Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah today said the Election Commission (EC) wants to complete the Union Parishad (UP) elections before June 6 next year.
He came up with the remarks while talking to journalists after a preparatory meeting with various ministries, divisions and authorities at the Election Commission Building in Agargaon on the by-election to Thakurgaon-1 constituency of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad and the local government elections.
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin chaired the meeting, which was attended by other election commissioners as well as senior officials from various ministries, divisions and authorities.
After the meeting, Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah said, “Regarding the local government elections, particularly the Union Parishad elections, everyone at today’s meeting agreed that we have to complete this election before the HSC examinations, that is, before June 6 next year.”
“A number of issues came up at the meeting, particularly those related to education. The negative effects of the floods on different levels of secondary education are now being overcome. At the same time, we have been requested to ensure that the examinations are not disrupted,” he said.
He said an individual teacher needs at least one week for election training coordination and duty.
“But they should be able to complete their assessment work and carry out the preparatory activities. The examinations should not be disrupted. We have said these issues must certainly be taken into consideration, and we will address them. We have realized that we need to undertake two or three more sideline tasks. We will also complete the budget planning work soon. Once these are completed, the specific date will be announced as soon as possible,” said the commissioner.
Sanaullah said the meeting also discussed the deployment of law enforcement agencies and the use of technology in the by-election to Thakurgaon-1 constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad. “All relevant forces, starting from the army, will be present in this election,” he added.
