DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) asked the government to remain open the scheduled banks on January 3 and 4 (Friday and Saturday).

In this regard, the election commission sent a letter signed by senior assistant secretary of EC secretariat M Farhad Hossain to the Finance Ministry on Wednesday.

The election commission took the initiative so that the payment of polling officers and law enforcement agencies can be given, he said in the letter.

The 10th parliamentary election is scheduled to be held on January 5.

BDST: 1535 HRS, JAN 01, 2014
Edited by: SM. Mostafijur Rahman Nasim, Newsroom Editor/ Rubaiat Saky, Senior Newsroom Editor/M. Mahbub Alam, Asst Output Editor, eic@banglanews24.com