Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has directed the field administration to prevent all kinds of irregularities, rigging, and occupying of polling stations so that voters can exercise their rights in free polls.
He said this to reporters at a briefing after the Khulna divisional meeting in Jessore on Friday.
The CEC held this meeting with deputy commissioners, superintendents, upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs), and officers-in-charge (OCs) of 10 districts of Khulna division, and Faridpur, Gopalganj and Rajbari districts of Dhaka division.
Some 290 officials were present in the meeting held at Jessore Sheikh Hasina ICT Park Auditorium at 10am.
CEC Habibul Awal said in the briefing that the election will be made free, fair and peaceful at any cost. The law and order situation in the election field is good.
He mentioned that the returning officers must perform the main duties to complete the elections properly.
The CEC said that only election officials would be allowed to be inside the polling stations. During the elections, he asked them to prevent irregularities, rigging, and the occupation of polling stations.
In response to the journalists' questions, he said that the attacks being carried out in different places are being investigated. Appropriate actions will be taken after receiving the investigation report.
Besides, the chief election commissioner exchanged views with 32 candidates from six parliamentary constituencies of Jessore in the afternoon.
