EMF seeks MoFA’s coop to invite foreign poll observers

Staff Reporter :
The Election Monitoring Forum (EMF), a non-partisan and non-beneficiary organization for observing election, wants to invite foreign observers to observe upcoming national parliamentary polls.

In this regard, the organization has sought cooperation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to invite foreign delegations including European Union countries to monitor the 12th parliamentary election.

With a view to achieving the objective, a six-member delegation led by Election Monitoring Forum Chairman Professor Abed Ali exchanged views with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.

At that time, they discussed various issues including inviting foreign observers,
free monitoring opportunities, ensuring security, visa complications and cooperation of Bangladesh missions abroad in the upcoming 12th parliamentary elections.

Forum Chairman Professor Abed Ali said we have observed city corporations polls. We also observed pre-polls and post polls situation.
We are expecting highest number of foreign observer to observe next national election, he continued.

Adviser of Election Monitoring Forum and former Election Commissioner Brigadier General Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury (Retired), Chairman Prof. Mohammad Abed Ali, Directors of the Forum were present at the meeting.