The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The Election Commission (EC) is contemplating holding elections of the city corporations and several pourasavas in April, said EC Brig Gen (Retd) Sakhawat Hossain yesterday.

"Necessary preparations have been going on in this regard," he told reporters while visiting Dhamrai upazila yesyerday to witness voter registration work.

Sakhawat said the reforms to the electoral rules would be completed by March. The Election Commission is considering to hold elections of the city corporations and several poura-savas in April.

"There is no alternative to election to take the country to the path of democracy," he said, adding that the EC has been working to hold a free, fair and credible election.

"With this objective in mind, voter list preparation work has been moving fast. The election that will be held under this voter list will remain an example in the history of Bangladesh," he said.

He further said that the process of holding election would start once the voter's list is completed.

However, Sakhawat said the Election Commission expected that the government would create a conducive atmosphere for holding election by lifting the state of emergency before holding the election process.