No deficit in preparation for Thursday’s Presidential election: CEC

Describing the Presidential election as a historic one, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Wednesday (19 August) expressed optimism that they will be able to conduct the polls in a nice manner.

“We don't have any sort of deficit in our preparation,” he said at a press conference in the city's Nirbachan Bhaban, a day before the balloting scheduled to be held Thursday (20 August).

“We expect we will be able to conduct this historical election in a nice manner,” he said.

Nasir Uddin said the election result will be published in the official gazette on Thursday, hours after the balloting.

The voting will be held in the session chamber of the Jatiya Sangsad from 2pm to 5pm on Thursday.

BNP candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the opposition Jamaat-led 11-party alliance contender Col (retd) Oli Ahmad are running in the election.

A total of 249 Members of Parliament are eligible to cast their votes.

With BNP holding an absolute majority in parliament, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is widely expected to be elected as the country’s 23rd President.

The voting is being required in the presidential election after nearly 35 years since 1991 in the country.

Source: UNB