Japan has decided to deploy an Election Observer Mission to Bangladesh from Monday to February 14 to support the fair and transparent implementation of the general election of Bangladesh scheduled for February 12.
The mission will be headed by Watanabe Masato, former Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh. It will include officials from Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh, and an external expert.
During its stay, the mission will observe the casting and counting of votes. It will also exchange views and information with the Bangladesh Election Commission, as well as election observer missions from other countries and relevant stakeholders.
The mission is being dispatched as part of Japan’s ongoing cooperation to support the consolidation of democracy in Bangladesh in response to the Bangladesh Election Commission’s announcement to welcome international election observers, said the government of Japan.
