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EC had no design other than holding fair election: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday said his commission didn't work with any particular ‘design’ to conduct the 13th parliamentary election held on February 12.
“We didn't work with any design. Our design was only how to hold a free, fair and credible election,” he said.
The CEC made the remarks, while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the newly elected Executive Committee of Reporters' Forum for Election and Democracy (RFED) at the Electoral Training Institute (ETI) in the city's Agargaon area.
Nasir Uddin said they received full support and cooperation from the interim government during the February-12 general election.
The Election Commission faced no interference from the then interim government during the parliamentary election, he added.
He said the former chief adviser of the interim government asked his administration not to interfere in the activities of the Election Commission at that time.
About the upcoming local government elections, the CEC stressed the need for full cooperation from political parties for fair and peaceful elections.
He asked the political parties, if necessary, to sit in discussions for the sake of holding the local government elections in peaceful and fair manners.
About the tentative timetable for the local body polls, Nasir Uddin said the timetable has not been finalised yet and the EC is now working on amendments to rules and electoral codes now.
Four election commissioners Abdur Rahmanel Masud, Tahmida Ahmad, Anwarul Islam Sarker and Brig Gen (Retd) Abdul Fazal Md Sanaullah, Whip Mia Nuruddin Ahammed Opu, Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad, NCP Chief Coordinator Nasir Uddin Patwary, President of the National Press Club Hasan Hafiz, RFED newly elected President Kazi Amad Uddin Jabel and general secretary Eakarm-Udd Dowla, among others, were present in the event.
Whip Mia Nuruddin Ahammed Opu louded the Election Commission for presenting a credible election in February last, while Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad, NCP Chief Coordinator Nasir Uddin Patwary criticised the 13th parliamentary election, reports UNB.