EC hearing Nov 23-24 on objections against poll observers
Thursday, 20 November 2008
The Election Commission (EC) will hold hearings for some 25 domestic organisations as election observers on November 23 and 24 (Sunday-Monday) since some political parties have raised question about their neutrality, reports UNB.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda and commissioners Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain and M Sohul Hussain would be present at the hearings to be held at the EC secretariat conference room.
Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) earlier placed their objections with the commission about the polling observer organisations.
November 23 hearings from 10:00am-5:00pm for these organisations: BCDJC, DemocracyWatch, FEMA, Jagaroni Chakra, Khan Foundation, Light House, Noakhali Rural Development Society, Shariatpur Development Society, Srijoni Bangladesh, Bangladedsh Manabadhikar (Human Rights) Commission, Brave and Association of Muslim Welfare Agency in Bangladesh.
November 24 hearings from 10:00am-5:00pm for these organisations: Hilful Fuzul Samaj Kalyan Sangstha, National Youth Forum Bangladesh, Jugayan Samajik Unnayan Sangstha, Unity of Social Advantage, Coast Trust, Development Organisation for the Poor, Nari Udyog Kendra and ANFREL, Broti, Bangladesh Manabadhikar Samannay Parishad, Solidarity (Kurigram) and Abad Pukur Palli Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (Naogaon).
Of the 319 organisations that applied for registration as election observers, the Election Commission primarily listed 138 organisations after scrutiny and invited objections against them, if any, to reach the commission by November 16, EC sources said.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda and commissioners Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain and M Sohul Hussain would be present at the hearings to be held at the EC secretariat conference room.
Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) earlier placed their objections with the commission about the polling observer organisations.
November 23 hearings from 10:00am-5:00pm for these organisations: BCDJC, DemocracyWatch, FEMA, Jagaroni Chakra, Khan Foundation, Light House, Noakhali Rural Development Society, Shariatpur Development Society, Srijoni Bangladesh, Bangladedsh Manabadhikar (Human Rights) Commission, Brave and Association of Muslim Welfare Agency in Bangladesh.
November 24 hearings from 10:00am-5:00pm for these organisations: Hilful Fuzul Samaj Kalyan Sangstha, National Youth Forum Bangladesh, Jugayan Samajik Unnayan Sangstha, Unity of Social Advantage, Coast Trust, Development Organisation for the Poor, Nari Udyog Kendra and ANFREL, Broti, Bangladesh Manabadhikar Samannay Parishad, Solidarity (Kurigram) and Abad Pukur Palli Samaj Unnayan Sangstha (Naogaon).
Of the 319 organisations that applied for registration as election observers, the Election Commission primarily listed 138 organisations after scrutiny and invited objections against them, if any, to reach the commission by November 16, EC sources said.