EC firm on holding credible polls: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda said on Wednesday the current Election Commission is committed to arranging a free, fair and acceptable election at the year-end, reports UNB.

"The present Election Commission will take the measure whatever is needed for arranging a fair election," he said.

The CEC was addressing the inaugural session of the 9th meeting of the Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA) at hotel Radisson Blu in the city.

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury inaugurated the two-day FEMBoSA meeting.

Representatives from the Election Commissions of eight countries --Bangladesh, India, Afghanistan, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka -- attended the meeting.

At the meeting, immediate past chair of FEMBoSA and Chairman of Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan Dr Gulajan Abdul Badi Squad handed over the chair to Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda.

Nurul Huda said the Election Commission is determined to hold a free and fair election as per the Constitution.

About the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), he said the Commission has proposed the amendment to the Representation of the People Order incorporating the provision to use the machines in the parliamentary elections as the EC got a marked success using the machines in local body elections.

Talking about the FEMBoSA meeting, the DEC said this conference will help share experiences among members of the Forum.