AL meets with OIC, Commonwealth election observers

The ruling Awami League held meetings on Friday with a Commonwealth Election observer team and an OIC team over the 12th parliamentary elections to be held tomorrow (Sunday), reports BSS.
The meeting with the Commonwealth team was held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the city.
Former Jamaican Prime Minister Orette Bruce Golding led the 15-member Commonwealth election observer team while Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader led the Awami League delegation.
Welcoming the Commonwealth election observation team, the Awami League delegation reiterated its commitment to making the January 7 election free, fair and acceptable.
Awami League International Affairs Sub-Committee Chairman former Ambassador Mohammad Jamir, Prime Minister's special envoy on environment and climate change Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Awami League office secretary Biplob Barua, information and research affairs secretary Dr Selim Mahmood, Finance Affairs Secretary Wasika Ayesha Khan, Deputy Minister for Education Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury and executive committee member Mohammad A Arafat, among others, were present in the meeting.
The meeting with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) election observer team was held at the Dhaka District Awami League office at Tejgaon.
Assistant secretary-general for political Affairs Yousef bin Mohammed Al-Dobeay led the 3-member OIC election observer team in the meeting while Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader led the Awami League delegation.
Deputy Minister for Education Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury Naofel, Awami League office secretary Biplob Barua, Information and Research affairs secretary Dr Selim Mahmood, financial affairs secretary Wasiqa Ayesha Khan, central committee member Mohammad A Arafat and chief coordinator of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Birth Centenary Celebration National Implementation Committee Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, among others, were present in the meeting.