Staff Reporter:
The Election Commission (EC) has invited key election officials from 26 countries including Pakistan and India to observe and evaluate the national elections scheduled on 12 February.
Seven international organisations have also been invited to observe the polls. The EC will bear all the expenses for the visiting election observers during their stay in Bangladesh, it said in a statement.
In total, 93 high-ranking officials have been invited including chief election officials from Japan, South Korea, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Turkey, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Thailand, Indonesia, Nigeria and South Africa.
From the seven global bodies, SAARC Secretary General and Bangladesh ambassador to the organisation Md Golam Sarwar, Commonwealth Secretary General Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey and OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha have been invited, among others.
