Stay alert against vote rigging

Local election observers will work impartially and avoid interacting with the media during the December 30 polls, speakers at a workshop for the election observers expressed this expectation, reports UNB.

At 'Election observers' training workshop', the speakers also urged them to remain alert against vote rigging.

Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman in his chief guest's speech at Saturday's programme at the National Press Club called upon the observers to maintain rules and regulations.

Election Monitoring Forum (EMF), which organised the workshop at the National Press Club, said the goal was to train all observers.

EMF Executive Director Prof Mohammad Abed Ali said it was not possible to visit all the polling stations.

"Some stray incidents might occur but we cannot use them to make the national election questionable," he said.