Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda said, "It is possible to make free and fair elections this time if all the parties participate''.
He said this at a joint press conference after the Election Commission (EC) meeting with various donor agencies and representatives of the country at the election building in Agargaon on Tuesday afternoon.Earlier, at around 11am, 18 organizations and representatives of the country led by UNDP's residential coordinator Robert D. Watkins met with the Election Commission.Nurul Huda said at the press conference after the meeting that there are very good history in the past. The elections are free and fair when all political parties participate in the elections.Responding to a question whether the present Election Commission (EC) has the ability to make fair elections, the Chief Election Commissioner said, "There is a work of revising our laws, reorganizing the boundaries, updating the electoral rolls and reorganizing the center. We have many laws. In the past we have very good election history. It is possible to complete a fair and free selection even if all the teams participate''.Regarding the election-time government, he said, it is the issue of the government. Our job is to make a fair selection. We think that the Election Commission has certain laws, that is why it is possible to make fair elections possible.Robert D. Watkins said at the press conference, "We want to provide all kinds of assistance to make the elections fair and free".
