Foreign observers sure about EC’s capacity to hold next poll: Hasan

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said it seems that foreign observers are sure of Election Commission's capacity in holding a free and fair national election as per the country's constitution, reports BSS. 

"Election monitoring team came to meet me. They asked various questions about the next election especially what's the government's preparations in holding the polls and the state of the Election Commission," he told journalists after a meeting with foreign observers at his secretariat office.

US political analyst Terry L Easley and Irish journalist and Political Editor at EU Reporter Nick Powell and Election Monitoring Forum Chairman Abed Ali, its directors --Professor Dr Abul Kalam Azad, Dr Azadul Haque, Mohammad Iqbal Bahar and Awami League Relief and Social Welfare Secretary Aminul Islam Amin-- joined the meeting.

Hasan, also Awami League joint general secretary, said he apprised the observers that polls will be held under the EC and the current government will only play the role of facilitator.

After the announcement of election schedule, the government doesn't have any authority on those institutions concerned with holding the polls including field administration, police and public administration, the minister told the observers.