The schedule for the election will not be changed, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) has categorically stated amid the Opposition’s demand to suspend the roadmap.
Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Sunday further said the deadline for filing nomination papers would remain unchanged as well.
“The decision to file nomination within Dec 2 is unchanged,” he said replying to a reporter’s query.
According to the schedule, the general election will be held on Jan 5 next year. Nomination papers will be screened on Dec 5-6 and Dec 13 is the deadline to withdraw nomination.
Jatiya Party, which recently walked out of the Awami League-led Grand Alliance, has demanded extending the nomination filing deadline by at least 10 days.
Asked if there was any chance of changing the schedule, the CEC said: “No. The dates announced in the roadmap are unchanged.”
The Opposition had rejected the polls schedule and called for a 71-hour blockade of roads, railways and waterways across Bangladesh.
CEC Ahmad said the aspirants were collecting nomination forms and preparing for the polls.
He hoped the candidates would be able to file nominations within the timescale. – bdnews24.com
