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Bangladesh to hold general elections on January 7 next year

In Bangladesh, the 12th parliamentary elections will be held on January 7, 2024. Chief Election Commissioner, Kazi Habibul Awal announced the polls schedule in Dhaka yesterday evening.<br />''<br />''The deadline for submission of nomination papers is November 30, while scrutiny of the nominations will be done between December 1 and 4 and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is December 17.<br />''<br />''Unveiling the polls schedule, Chief Election Commissioner urged all political parties to join the elections. In his televised address to the nation, he also assured of taking all necessary measures to ensure a free and fair elections.<br />''<br />''The EC has a constitutional obligation to complete the next general election by January 29, 2024, the day of completion of the tenure of the current government.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Bangladesh parliament known as Jatiya Sangsad is the supreme legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh has 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for women. A total of 11,96,91,633 voters in 42,103 polling stations throughout the country will have rights to cast their votes in the 12th general election. The 11th parliamentary election was held on December 30, 2018.</span><br />

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