Chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday said that Bangladesh was now in crisis over the general election, scheduled to be held on January 7, 2023.
‘Free and fair elections must be held to save democracy. The controversy that is going on in the country regarding the election is undesirable. There is no alternative to an election to protect democracy. The country is in crisis over the election. We have to come out of the situation.’ he said at the opening ceremony of a workshop on election laws, rules and procedures for the members of the election inquiry committee at the Electoral Training Institute in Dhaka.
He said that the polling day was important as ‘the EC’s main success or failure depends on the day’.
He said that the Election Commission wanted such a result that there would be no controversy.
Stating that it was unfortunate that the elections were being interfered from outside, he further said that free, fair and acceptable elections must be held to save the people and garments industry of the country.
‘There is no room for manipulation,’ he added.
