Gazipur-4 by-polls on Sept 30
By-election to the Gazipur-4 parliamentary constituency is likely to be held on September 30, Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz said yesterday.
"The schedule for the elections will be announced on August 23," he told reporters at his office at the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat.
The seat has fallen vacant following the resignation of the ruling Awami League MP Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj from parliament.
Asked about the boycott of main opposition BNP, the election commissioner said "We will perform our duties. We do not have any plan to bring a particular party to the election.
"We will encourage the political parties participating in the polls."
On engaging the members of law enforcement agencies, he said the law enforcers would be deployed as per rules. "We do not feel any necessity for deployment of the army to ensure security of the by-polls."
It will be the first election under the current EC which was constituted in early February this year.
The EC Secretariat has already completed all preparations for holding the polls.
About registration of political parties, the election commissioner said the EC would issue notification in September urging the new parties to get registered with it to qualify for contesting the parliamentary polls.
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