Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda talks at a training session held at the Election Commission office in Agargaon on November 23, 2018 Dhaka TribuneThe Election Commission will hold a meeting to decide on the scale of EVM useThe Election Commission will decide on the scale of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) use in the upcoming 11th general election, in a meeting on Saturday. On Thursday, Dr Kamal-led Jatiya Oikya Front threatened to file a case against the government and the Election Commission if they decide to use EVMs without amending the constitution. Alleging that EVMs would be used to "rig" the election, BNP also took a stance against EVM usage. However, ruling party Awami League, taking a neutral stance, left the matter of EVM use to the Election Commission. The Election Commission deferred the 11th general election from December 23 to December 30, while the deadline for submitting nomination papers has been set for November 28.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 23, 2018 08:26 UTC