Presidential election: EC to seek Speaker’s appointment for schedule announcement

The Election Commission (EC) would seek appointment of the Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad to discuss the Presidential election schedule, said EC senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Sunday.

“As per tradition, the Chief Election Commissioner meets the Speaker before the announcement of the Presidential election,” he said.

The EC Secretary disclosed the development to reporters after a meeting at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the city’s Agargaon area.

Now Barrister Kayser Kamal is serving as the acting Speaker as the Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad took the charge as the acting President following the resignation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Friday last.