Ershad-led alliance wants polls schedule today

Sammilito Jatiya Jote, led by Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad, has urged the Election Commission (EC) to announce the election schedule today (Thursday), reports UNB.

A 15-member delegation of the alliance came up with the call at a meeting with the EC at Nirbachan Bhaban in the city on Wednesday.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda and other Election Commissioners were present at the meeting that began at 11:35 am.

During the meeting, the Jatiya Jote leaders placed various demands, including cancellation of use of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the next general election and deployment of army as a striking force.

Jatiya Party Secretary General ABM Ruhul Amin Hawladar, its presidium members Anisul Islam Mahmud, Mujibul Haque Chunnu, Syed Abu Hossain Babla, MA Sattar, Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu, Delwar Hossain Khan, Sunil Shubho Roy, SM Foysal Chisti, Abdus Sabur Asud and Shafiqul Islam Sentu were among the delegation memebrs.