CEC meets President at Bangabhaban

Chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has joined a meeting with the President Mohammad Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in the capital.

The meeting started around 11:00am on Sunday (December 17).

Sources said that various issues including the deployment of army during the next general election will be discussed in the meeting. The election commission will take next steps regarding the election after the meeting.

Earlier on December 11, the Election Commission decided to deploy Bangladesh Army personnel across the country for 13 days from December 29 on the occasion of the January 7 general election.

The deployment of army troops would continue until January 10.