EC to hold polls with coop from all parties: CEC

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 19 (UNB): Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Friday said the Election Commission (EC) is eager to hold any election with cooperation from all parties.

"Our duty is to conduct elections in accordance with the law and the constitution," he told reporters at the Chattogram Regional Election Office in the afternoon.

Whether it is a national election or a local government election, the EC's responsibility is to ensure that all parties participate in the elections in the light of the law, the CEC added.

"We hope the next national election will be participatory."

About Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), he said, "We still don't understand EVM. We will talk about this later."