Bangladesh has set up a special cell at the foreign ministry for facilitating foreign observers in the upcoming general election, scheduled to be held by January.
"The director general is overseeing the cell," ministry spokesperson Seheli Sabrin said on Thursday at a weekly media briefing.
She said the cell is in touch with the Election Commission and Bangladesh's missions abroad. "The cell will be in touch with anyone that shows interest in observing the election."
Bangladesh's general election has received widespread global interest. The US is sending delegations to Bangladesh one after another, though the spokesperson said it is "regular" in the nature of Dhaka's relations with Washington.
She, however, said the US will send an election-focused delegation in October.
The European Union sent an exploratory mission in July to see the prospect of observing the election.
Other than that, the spokesperson said, they have not received any official request from any county or organization yet.
"We will follow our own laws and the Election Commission rules to facilitate any observers," she said.