The Election Commission (EC) has begun a meeting to finalize the schedule for the upcoming local government elections.

The meeting started at around 10:30 am on Monday (October 12) at the Election Building in Agargaon, Dhaka, under the chairmanship of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A. M. M. Nasir Uddin.

Among those attending the meeting are Election Commissioners Brigadier General (retd.) Abul Fazal Md. Sanaullah, Abdur Rahmanel Masud, Begum Tahmida Ahmed and Md. Anwarul Islam Sarker, along with other relevant officials.

Earlier, on Thursday (October 8), Election Commissioner Brigadier General (retd.) Abul Fazal Md. Sanaullah confirmed the meeting while speaking to journalists at the Election Building.

According to the agenda, the meeting is scheduled to discuss setting the timetable for local government elections. It is also expected to consider delegating administrative and financial powers to officials of the National Identity Registration Wing.

The meeting is expected to help determine the next steps regarding the local government election schedule.