Foreign Observers

Foreign observers who endorsed past three polls won’t be allowed: CEC

Only credible and experienced observers will be allowed to monitor the polls, he says

Polls largely ‘free and fair’

A section of the foreign observers yesterday said the polls were by and large held in a free and fair manner, but lamented the boycott of the major opposition BNP and the incidents of electoral violence.

Polls Monitoring / EC to invite 42 countries

The Election Commission has decided to invite election management bodies from 42 countries to observe the upcoming parliamentary polls.

EC invites applications for int’l observers by Nov 21

The EC gives great importance to the observation of the election process for the sake of transparency, it said today in a notice

Who do you think they (foreign observers) are?

It is quite intriguing as to why the EC felt it necessary to hold a meeting with an organisation that does not have a clean history of poll monitoring.