Bangladesh all set for Sunday's general elections

The Election Commission (EC) Saturday started handing over election materials, including ballot boxes and other materials, to designated election officers across the country.

The voting will start at 8:00 a.m. local time on Sunday and will continue without a break until 4:00 p.m. local time.

A senior EC official who did not like to be named told Xinhua that "all preparations have been completed for the 12th national parliamentary elections." He said all the polling officers and the security personnel deputed for the elections duty have reached the polling stations.

In Dhaka, the commission arranged 15 distribution centers for 15 constituencies.

Sabirul Islam, EC's divisional commissioner and returning officer, told journalists that the distribution of election materials has started from these centers.

He said a total of 5,633,922 voters can cast their ballots for 126 candidates at 2,099 polling centers in Dhaka for the 15 parliamentary seats.

According to officials, the commission is committed to ensuring free and fair elections for the people. For that purpose, they said sufficient law and order forces are being deployed on the polling day to ensure security.

(UNI/Xinhua)