11th JS poll in last week of December

The general election to elect the 11th Jatiya Sangsad is likely to be held in the last week of December.

The Election Commission secretary Helaluddin Ahmed said the commission prefers the time as most schools and colleges remain closed then and in January academic sessions of schools begin.

He also said the commission is preparing to use electronic voting machines in 100 out of 300 parliamentary constituencies in the next general election.

If everything goes well, including legal reform and opinion of political parties, the commission will be able to use EVMs 100 constituencies, he said while talking to newsmen at Nirbachan Bhaban.

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