More than 200 foreign observers will oversee the 12th general elections this year on Jan 7, Election Commission’s Additional Secretary Ashok Kumar Debnath said. The commission approved applications from a total of 186 foreign observers and journalists until Wednesday noon. The applications submitted by some other foreign observers are still in process, Ashok said, stating the tally will reach over 200. The commission approved another group of 20,773 local observers to monitor the polls. The commission will brief the local and foreign observers on Jan 6.

Source: bd News24 January 03, 2024 12:25 UTC