Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Md Ahsan Habib Khan has said that equal opportunities will be ensured for all candidates in the upcoming 12th parliamentary election.

He was talking to journalists after attending a view-exchange meeting at the Khulna District Shilpakala Academy Auditorium on the election code of conduct and other issues ahead of the national polls on Thursday.

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Briefing reporters after the meeting, the election commissioner said, “The purpose of today's view-exchange meeting was to assure the candidates participating in the election with security and equal opportunities during the election.”

Election Commission authorities and law enforcers have assured the candidates in front of everyone that all candidates will be treated equally and that there will be no partiality, he said.

“It is my hope that the 12th national election will be held in a fair, free, neutral, and festive atmosphere. We'll create a conducive environment and provide security so that all voters can come to the polling centres and cast their votes to whomever they want," he added.

Additional Divisional Commissioner (general) of Khulna Saroj Kumar Nath presided over the meeting.

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Khulna Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Mozammel Haque, Range DIG Md Moinul Haque, senior officials of BGB and Coast Guard, returning officers of Khulna, Satkhira, and Bagerhat districts, assistant returning officers, law enforcement agencies, election-related officials, and candidates were present at the meeting.