11th general election on December 23

The 11th general election will be held across Bangladesh on December 23.

EVMs will be used in a small number of polling centres in the constituencies situated in urban areas, says the CEC.

The chief election commissioner, KM Nurul Huda, in his address to the nation,  said that the last date of filing nomination papers by the candidates is November 19 and the returning officers will scrutinise the nomination papers on November 22. The last date of withdrawal of nomination papers is November 29, he said.

Chief Election Commission (CEC) KM Nurul Huda announced the date while addressing the nation from Election Commission office in Dhaka’s Agargaon on Thursday evening.

Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar aired the speech.

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