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US envoy meets CEC, says peaceful poll responsibility of all
EC has to hold election on time, whatever the situation: CEC
CEC Kazi Habibul ASwal talking to reporters after a meeting with US Ambassador Peter Haas on Tuesday, 31 October 2023.
Dhaka, Oct 31 - The Election Commission has no option except holding election on time as per the constitution, Chief election commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said today.
“The EC has to hold the election on time, no matter what the situation is,” the CEC told journalists after his meeting with US Ambassador Peter Haas earlier today.
The CEC said the issue of favorable election environment and preparations for the upcoming national election were discussed during the meeting with the US ambassador.
“We want all political parties to participate in the election. This, however, does not mean that the election will not be held if the environment is not favorable,” the CEC said.
“Political parties have many options. They can either participate in or boycott the election, but the Election Commission does not have any such option,” he added.
The CEC said, the US ambassador hoped for dialogue among the political parties. “We expressed the the same,” the CEC said.
Problems will not be solved by demonstration of force on the streets. “He (US Ambassador Peter Haas) also believes that the problems should be solved through dialogue,” the Chief Election Commissioner said. - UNB