Parliamentary election to be held on January 7

The Election Commission (EC) has announced that the 12th parliamentary election will be held on January 7 in 2024.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal announced the schedule while addressing the nation on Wednesday evening.

The deadline for submitting nomination papers is November 30. The scrutiny of nomination papers will be conducted from December 1 to December 4, and the final date for withdrawing candidacy is December 17. Symbols will be allocated on December 18.

The CEC's around 15-minute speech was broadcast simultaneously on Bangladesh Television (BTV) and Bangladesh Betar.

The candidates could appeal against the Returning Officers' (ROs) decisions between December 6 and 15, Awal said, adding, the ROs will distribute election symbols among aspirant candidates on December 18 and the candidates could conduct their electoral campaigns from December 18 to 8 am on January 5.

The EC has already finalized the appointment of 66 ROs and 592 Assistant Returning Officers (AROs), the CEC said.

Earlier, the Election Commission (EC) sat for a meeting to announce the schedule for the 12th parliamentary election.