According to the instructions provided by the Election Commission or EC, Thursday is the last day of the election campaign. “Chiefs or representatives of the political parties will not be able to deliver their campaign speeches on BTV. Before Nov 29 election in 2008, the speeches of Awami League Chief Sheikh Hasina and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia were broadcasted on BTV on the last night of the election campaign on Nov 27. Chiefs or representatives of the six political parties were also allowed to deliver the speeches for their respective parties on BTV in the run-up to the Jan 5 polls in 2014. The directors general of BTV would issue letters to the election commission seeking instructions to broadcast the speeches a month or so before the polls.

Source: bd News24 December 27, 2018 06:11 UTC