RCC polls by Dec 25
Says CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad yesterday said preparation continues in full swing for holding election of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) in a free, fair and transparent manner before December 25.
He was addressing daylong workshop on "Evaluation of Post Union Parishad Elections, Five-year Strategic Plan and Two-year Work Plan" at the auditorium of RDRS Bangladesh in the city as the chief guest.
Bangladesh Election Commission organised the workshop under its Strengthening Election Management in Bangladesh (SEMB) Project with Additional Secretary of the Election Commission Secretariat and SEMB Project Director Sirajul Islam in the chair.
A total of 32 persons, including all district election officers, upazila election officers, executive magistrates, assistant superintendents of police and police inspectors from eight districts under Rangpur division took part in the workshop.
The CEC said electronic voting machines (EVM) will be used in some of the polling centres in the RCC polls experimentally, he added.
The election commission will work for holding the next general elections in a free, fair, impartial and transparent manner with the participations of all political parties. Server stations will be set up in all upazilas for making convenient for the voters, he added.
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