Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Wednesday said that the Election Commission would not bow to any pressure during the upcoming 13th national parliamentary elections.
The CEC made the declaration while inaugurating a training programme for upazila nirbahi officers on election management at the Election Training Institute at Agargaon in Dhaka.
He called upon all field administrators to carry out their duties with honesty and integrity, strictly in accordance with the law.
Emphasising the importance of a free and fair election, Nasir Uddin urged the officials to ensure that the upcoming polls are both credible and acceptable to all.
鈥極fficials must try their best to present a fair and acceptable election to the nation. There can be no compromise on integrity,鈥� the CEC said.
During the workshop, the Election Commissioners delivered various instructive and directional speeches to the UNOs.
They clarified that no traditional campaign posters would be allowed this time and only digital billboards and banners would be permitted.
They also asserted that mobile courts must operate with complete transparency.
Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud said, 鈥榃e have our backs against the wall 鈥� there is no alternative but to conduct a good election. Despite all obstacles, we must deliver a credible and successful election.鈥�
