Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin today said the Chief Adviser of the interim government has made all arrangements to ensure that the Election Commission (EC) can perform its responsibilities independently.
“He (the Chief Adviser) has made all arrangements so that the Election Commission can work independently. Not once has he put any pressure on us. We have not received any kind of pressure or influence from the office of our Honorable Chief Adviser,” he said.
The CEC made the remarks to reporters after a meeting with Tracy Ann Jacobson, Charg, d’affaires of the US Embassy in Bangladesh, at Nirbachan Bhaban in the city’s Agargaon.
Nasir Uddin said, “I also informed her (Tracy Ann Jacobson) that we are working without any interruption.”
“There is no scope of holding elections without the government. We, the Election Commission, cannot hold elections alone. We need the police, the army, the BGB, money, returning officers and polling officers. All are government employees. We have to hold elections with the government’s cooperation. And the government is ready to cooperate,” he said.
The CEC said the Chief Adviser has already given directives to all government agencies to complete election preparations by December.বিস্তারিত