Staff Reporter :
Election Commissioner Kabita Khanam on Tuesday advised the presiding officers to discharge their duties without fear or favour.
Kabita Khanam said, voters will not be allowed to carry cell phone sets while entering polling centres to exercise their franchise.
The election commissioner said that mobile phone sets would not be allowed so that voters do not take the photographs of the ballot papers after stamping seals.
Besides, it may spread a negative message in social media.
“To abide by the rules and execution of your duties properly are also part of honesty,” she said at a training workshop for vote officials in the KK Government Institution in Munshiganj.
“No one will dare approach you with any illegal request if you are honest,” she said. “It is a competitive election, a participatory one.
There could be some problems.” The election commissioner reminded them that a centre’s discipline would depend on its presiding officer. “You have to analyse the situation and decide for yourself if voting can go on. The EC will not interfere,” she said.
Kabita said mobile courts headed by executive and judicial magistrates would operate on the election day.
Teams of the Army and the Border Guard Bangladesh troopers have been deployed alongside police and Rapid Action Battalion to maintain law and order ahead of the election.
“Treat the candidates equally. I am not threatening you, I am merely reminding you,” the election commissioner said. “We don’t want to let anyone capitalise this election.”
Among others, Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner Shaila Farzana and Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Faruk Ahmed were present at the programme.
Election Commissioner Kabita Khanam on Tuesday advised the presiding officers to discharge their duties without fear or favour.
Kabita Khanam said, voters will not be allowed to carry cell phone sets while entering polling centres to exercise their franchise.
The election commissioner said that mobile phone sets would not be allowed so that voters do not take the photographs of the ballot papers after stamping seals.
Besides, it may spread a negative message in social media.
“To abide by the rules and execution of your duties properly are also part of honesty,” she said at a training workshop for vote officials in the KK Government Institution in Munshiganj.
“No one will dare approach you with any illegal request if you are honest,” she said. “It is a competitive election, a participatory one.
There could be some problems.” The election commissioner reminded them that a centre’s discipline would depend on its presiding officer. “You have to analyse the situation and decide for yourself if voting can go on. The EC will not interfere,” she said.
Kabita said mobile courts headed by executive and judicial magistrates would operate on the election day.
Teams of the Army and the Border Guard Bangladesh troopers have been deployed alongside police and Rapid Action Battalion to maintain law and order ahead of the election.
“Treat the candidates equally. I am not threatening you, I am merely reminding you,” the election commissioner said. “We don’t want to let anyone capitalise this election.”
Among others, Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner Shaila Farzana and Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Faruk Ahmed were present at the programme.
