13th National Election: Voting time to be extended by one hour

The Election Commission (EC) is set to
extend polling duration by one hour in the upcoming 13th National Election,
Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah said today.
"Voting
will run from 7:30am to 4:30pm," he said after a meeting held at the EC
headquarters in Dhaka's Agargaon.
The Election Commission, led by CEC AMM Nasir Uddin, met
today to review overall preparations and finalise the date for announcing the
schedule for the upcoming national election and referendum.
The EC is
expected to announce the election schedule this week, he said, adding that the
EC will send a letter to Bangladesh Television (BTV) tomorrow requesting the
recording of the CEC's speech for the schedule announcement.
Election
materials, including ballot papers, will be delivered to the respective polling
centres on the night before election day, he added.
















