EC decision on by-polls to Kishoreganj-1 today

The Election Commission (EC) will sit today (Tuesday) to decide on the Kishoreganj-1 seat which has fallen vacant with the death of Awami League (AL) leader Syed Ashraful Islam, reports bdnews24.com.

Proposals on the by-elections to the parliamentary constituency will be placed in the meeting, EC Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed said on Sunday.

"The election schedule will be announced on the day if the commission decides on it," he added.

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury officially notified the commission last week about the death of Syed Ashraf, who was reelected MP from the seat in the December 30 general election.

The commission will consider the SSC examinations from February 02 to February 26 and Upazila council polls from the beginning of March to set the date of the vote to the Kishoreganj seat.

Former AL general secretary Syed Ashraf died at a hospital in Bangkok after a long battle with lung cancer. He could not take oath as an MP of the 11th parliament due to illness.