President M Abdul Hamid has asked the Election Commission and all concerned to discharge duties impartially with courage.
He gave the directives when a six-member EC delegation led by Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal met him at Bangabhaban on Wednesday evening.
Later, President's Press Secretary Joynal Abedin briefed reporters at Bangabhaban.
He said that, during the meeting, the new CEC and the commissioners sought full cooperation and guidance of the president in discharging their duties.
Election Commissioners Md Ahsan Habib Khan, Begum Rashida Sultana, Md Alamgir and Anisur Rahman, and EC Secretary Md Humayun Kabir Khandker were in the delegation.
Secretaries concerned to the president were present on the occasion.
Congratulating the CEC and the commissioners, the president said that elections are very important in a democratic process and the EC has a key role to play in conducting fair polls.
He stressed that proper exercise of power was very important in discharging duties appropriately.
President Hamid hopes that all the elections, including the national polls, will be fair and acceptable under the supervision of the new EC.
He also called upon the EC as well as all political parties, including the executive branch, to play a responsible role for holding a free, fair and credible election.
