We're taking plan as per road map, CEC tells Japanese envoy

The Election Commission is taking action plan as per a road map it prepared for the upcoming national election, said Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Thursday, reports UNB.

"We have already prepared a road map for the next parliamentary elections. Accordingly, we are developing our action plan and we are proceeding as per the scheduled date," he told Japanese Ambassador in Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori when he paid a courtesy call on the CEC at the Election Commission Secretariat.

The Japanese envoy discussed various issues related to the upcoming parliamentary elections, according a press release sent by Shariful Alam, director (Public Relations) of the EC secretariat.

"Changes need to be made in a few areas regarding demarcation. The changes are at the final stage. We will make an announcement by the next week," the CEC said.