Staff Reporter:US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller visited two polling centres in the city on Saturday morning.
He visited Rampura Ekramunnesa High School voting centre first and then Shaheed Monu Miah Government High School in Tejgaon area.
At Rampura Ekramunnesa High School, Miller observed the vote casting process. After observing voting at Shaheed Monu Miah Government High School, the Ambassador spent few moments standing on the playground of school.
“This is a beautiful day,” the ambassador said, looking around.
During his visit, Miller suggested a television journalist to capture the scene of a 72-year-old senior citizen’s proceeding towards polling centre with others support.
Meanwhile, foreign missions in Dhaka have dropped their local staff from the observer teams after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs raised questions about their inclusion violating rules.
No Bangladesh citizens, employed at the press and political wing of the US Embassy in Dhaka was seen accompanying the US Ambassador. A female foreign colleague was seen accompanying Miller.
