EC holds meeting with top govt officials

The Election Commission sat in a views-exchange with top government officials, including secretaries of key ministries, directors general of important agencies and Inspector General of Prisons (IG Prisons) aiming to conduct the upcoming national election in a free, participatory and fair manner, reports UNB.
The views-exchange and pre-preparatory meeting began at 3:00 pm on Thursday in the Conference Room of the Election Commission Secretariat, with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin presiding and the Election Commissioners in attendance.
At least 31 senior officials, including the Cabinet Secretary, Senior Secretaries of the Ministries of Home, Public Administration, Shipping and Expatriates' Welfare and the Foreign Secretary, were invited for the meeting by the Election Commission.
Other invitees include the secretary (Coordination and Reforms) Cabinet Division, secretaries of Finance Division, Law and Justice Division, Health Education and Family Welfare Division, Information and Broadcasting Ministry, Local Government Division, Financial Institutions Division, Power Division, Agriculture Ministry, Secondary and Higher Education and Technical and Madrasa Education.
The Secretaries of the Primary and Mass Education Ministry, Posts and Telecommunications Division, ICT Division and Road Transport and Highways Division also invited along with the Secretary of the National Parliament Secretariat.
Heads of several key departments and agencies, including the Director Generals of Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar, the Directorate of Posts and the Department of Film and Publication; the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority; and the chief engineers of Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and the Department of Educational Engineering; and the Inspector General of Prisons, are among the invitees.