CEC to meet Speaker today to discuss presidential election

Staff Reporter :
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal will meet Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today (Tuesday) to discuss the 22nd presidential election.
Election Commission Secretary Jahangir Alam said on Monday that the CEC on Sunday sought an appointment from the Speaker for the meeting.
The Election Commission Secretariat also contacted the Parliament Secretariat on the same day.
Officials said that the detailed schedule of the presidential election will be discussed in the CEC’s meeting with the Speaker. The Election Commission will declare a single candidate as the winner as per law.
On April 24, 2018, President Abdul Hamid took oath as head of state for the second consecutive term, which will expire on April 24 this year.
According to the law, presidential elections should be held within 90 days of the end of the term of a President.
And as per the constitution, the current President Abdul Hamid cannot become president for another term, as he was elected for two terms.