The Election Commission has announced the schedule for the National Assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Autal said in his address to the nation on Wednesday (November 15) that the polling will be held on January 7.
After the schedule, there has been a discussion again - the election-time government is in the process. BNP and other parties have demanded the resignation of the current government, but the ruling Awami League says that the national parliamentary elections will be held under them.
Since the announcement of the schedule or since the sale of nominations, the government has been saying for a few days that the government will fulfill the duty and routine work.
Although the date of the election has been announced, no outline of the election government has been mentioned in that roadmap.
However, the Chief Election Commissioner has called upon the political parties to seek solutions for participatory elections without conflict.
According to the announced schedule, the last date of filing nomination papers for the parliamentary elections is November 30, selection of nomination papers is December 1 to 4, the appeal against the decision of the returning officer is from the commission and the settlement is December 6 to 15, the last date for withdrawal of candidature is December 17.
The returning officers will allocate symbols on December 18. The election campaign will continue till 8 am on January 5. And the polling will be held on January 7 (Sunday).
CEC Kazi Habibul Autal addressed the nation to the nation The general election of the parliament is usually held every five years. According to the provisions of Article 123(3)(a) of the Constitution, there are clear instructions to hold the general elections of the Parliament within 90 days before the maturity of the Parliament. The Election Commission conducts the impartial support of the executive department of the government and the officers of the executive department of the government.
Meanwhile, after the announcement of the schedule, the Aomi League announced the date of sale of nominations including the joy procession, but the BNP and like-minded parties have rejected the schedule. On Thursday, a strike was called for other parties in the ongoing blockade. They demanded the resignation of the government and the neutral government but the election government did not say anything about the election day.
After the announcement of the schedule, the general secretary of Aoami League, Obatadul Quader, said that the election train will not stop for anyone if the election train misses the election train. There is no alternative to the election.
According to the constitutional obligation, the election will be held according to the constitution - this statement of the Chief Election Commissioner and the General Secretary of Aotami League has been said by the Sarakar chief a few days ago and a few ministers of the Harasasin party said.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home after her visit to Belgium and answered the question of how the election government and the cabinet will be in the Ganabhaban at the Ganabhaban on October 31. The Prime Minister said that this election will be the same as the government in 2018.
On that day, Sheikh Hasina said that it was the same in 2018. In 2014, I had appointed some ministers from other parties. After that, I did not do the same in 2018. The government will not stop. The daily activities of the government will have to be done. He said, the elections will be held in Bangladesh as well as in Australia, Indi, Canada or England.
The Aomi League president said, "We are not going to see who will be the government during the election. We have talked about it in England, we have seen them in England, we have seen them. Australia, Canada will be done in the same way that we who are the country's democracy, that is, we are the same people, we as the government during the election government, we will do our daily activities, the government will not be in the state of stalemate, we will do it.
In response to the question of what will be the size of the election cabinet, Sheikh Hasina said, "When the size and disorder will be like that, it will be seen. If the size is reduced, it is a problem, in 2014, I have seen that there is no work of many ministries. The work will be hindered. The work should not be hindered, our development trend continues, that is our effort."
He said, "As per our RPO, the government privilege ministers will not be able to use the government facilities whenever the election date is announced and the nomination is submitted, and the votes will be sought as a candidate."
Before this, on October 26, Law Minister Anisul Haque told reporters at the Secretariat that whenever the Election Commission announces the schedule, the current government is the government during the election period.
The law minister said that there is no such thing as an election-time government in the constitution, and according to the constitution, when the election commission announces the schedule, this government is an election government from the moment.
After the abolition of the caretaker government, the last two elections (2014 and 2018) have been held under the ruling Awami League government. The next 12th election is being held under the current government. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reduced the size of the cabinet in 2014. The cabinet also came in 2018. But in 2018, it was not small or the number of people.
