Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday urged the returning officers (ROs) and field-level administration to act rightly and effectively on time to dispel the blame of failure in delivering a credible election.
“I hope that we all together will discharge the huge responsibility that has fallen on our shoulders. Inshallah, we will fulfill this responsibility properly without any deviation. We will do the right work at the right time, effectively,” the CEC said while delivering his opening speech at a briefing arranged for returning officers and senior field officials.
The briefing on electoral management affairs for deputy commissioners (DCs), superintendents of police (SPs) and other field-level high officials began at 10:00am at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the city’s Agargaon area, ahead of the upcoming national election and referendum scheduled for February 12, 2026.
Besides DCs and SPs, the briefing is being attended by divisional commissioners, metropolitan police commissioners, deputy inspectors general (DIGs) of police, regional election officers and district election officers.
The CEC said he had earlier stated deliberately that the Election Commission wanted to demonstrate what the rule of law truly means, as the Commission and the government administration have been facing collective blame for destroying the electoral system.
“We all are being blamed that we have absolutely failed our responsibility particularly in delivering credible elections. We are being blamed for destroying the election system. It is alleged that we arranged a staged and managed election,” he said.
Nasir Uddin said they want to prove that they can conduct a proper and beautiful election. “We want to be free from this blame. We want to dispel this blame. We want to prove that we can conduct a proper and fair election, and this is possible only through the rule of law,” he said.
The CEC asked the field administration to apply the law equally for all, stressing that rule of law is essential to ensure credibility in the electoral process.
“If we fail to discharge the responsibility that has fallen upon us at this critical juncture, what will be our response before the future generation?” he said adding that it is the collective responsibility to keep this country in the right condition. “We can’t fail our responsibility,” said the CEC adding that the nation can’t afford any more failure.
Dour election commissioners Abdur Rahmanel Masud, Tahmida Ahmad, Anwarul Islam Saker and Brig Gen (retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah are present in the event.
The CEC and the four election commissioners are giving necessary guidelines and instructions about the electoral management in a bid to conduct the February-12 elections in free, fair and festive manners. EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed is presiding over the event.