Redrawing JS Constituencies
EC to talk to political parties after eid
The Election Commission (EC) will hold talks with political parties after the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha to seek their opinions on redrawing the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies, said Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad yesterday.
"We hope all the political parties will join the talks and give us important suggestions on redrawing the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies," the CEC told reporters on the EC Secretariat premises.
In light of their suggestions, he said, a free and fair parliamentary election will be held in the coming days.
This will be the EC's first talks with registered political parties since it was constituted in this February.
Earlier, the EC led by Rakibuddin held talks with civil society personalities and senior journalists seeking their opinion on the issue.
Asked whether all political parties will be invited to sit together at talks with the EC, the CEC said, "You [reporters] will know when we will finalise the talk schedule."
Responding to another query, the CEC said the EC would use electronic voting machines in the Rangpur City Corporation polls, which will be held by December 25.
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