The Election Commission will announce the date and details of the 12th general election on Wednesday evening. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal will announce the schedule in a televised speech at 7 pm Wednesday, according to Md Jahangir Alam, spokesperson for the commission. The countdown to the election already began on Nov 1 with regulations stipulating a Jan 29 deadline. The schedule will come amid a blockade of BNP and its allies that demand the resignation of the government and the appointment of a non-partisan caretaker government.

Source: bd News24 November 15, 2023 04:38 UTC