The 12th national parliamentary election will be held on Sunday, January 7, 2024, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal this evening (November 15).

He announced the polls schedule for the upcoming general election while addressing the nation.

The last day to submit nomination papers will be November 30 while scrutiny of nomination papers will be from December 1 to December 4, he said.

According to the schedule, the last date for withdrawal of candidature is December 17, while on December 18, the EC will allot election symbols to candidates.

The election campaign will be run from December 18 to January 5, 2024 midnight, he added.

Unveiling the polls schedule, the CEC urged all political parties to join the election.

BDST: 1913 HRS, NOV 15, 2023
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