The Election Commission is scheduled for Tuesday to call on the
president, Abdul Hamid, to talk about the issues related to the 10th
general election.
The president’s office, Bangabhaban, made the schedule following a
letter sent by the commission on November 14 seeking an appointment with
the president, a commission official said.
Election commissioner Shah Nawaz told New Age that Bangabhaban fixed the date for the meeting.
‘We are yet to come to know the exact time of the meeting,’ he said,
adding that the commission was yet to get any letter from Bangabhaban.
He, however, said that the meeting would be held on any day this week.
‘We will apprise the president of our preparations and will seek his cooperation to fulfil our requirements,’ Shah Nawaz said.
Replying to a query, the election commissioner said, ‘We will sit soon
to decide when the schedule for the 10th national election to be
announced.’
Asked whether the commission would request the president to take
initiatives to ensure the participation of all political parties in the
polls, Shah Nawaz said that the commission’s functions were defined by
the constitution and it would not engage in any activities going beyond
the constitutional provisions.
According to the constitution, the 10th national elections need to be held by January 24, 2014.
Election commissioners and officials hinted that the commission might
announce the election schedule either at the end of this month or in the
first week of December the polling day might be fixed in the second
week of January 2014. (source)