Govt, political parties to decide on national polls timing: UNRC

Govt, political parties to decide on national polls timing: UNRC

United Nations Resident Coordinator (UNRC) in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis today said the timing of Bangladesh upcoming national election will be determined by the interim government and the political parties.
"It is really a political party, government decision. We are not touching on timelines or that really a decision of the government and political parties have to make," she told reporters after holding a meeting with Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin at the Foreign Ministry here.
During the meeting, the UNRC led a delegation of the UNDP needs assessment mission, visiting Bangladesh from New York following a request by the Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) for UN technical support to conduct the next general polls.