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A preparatory meeting on the upcoming presidential election will be held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban today, with Acting Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal in the chair, according to a press release from the Parliament Secretariat.
The Election Commission (EC) announced the schedule for the presidential election on August 6.
According to the schedule, the deadline for submitting nomination papers is August 13. The nomination papers will be scrutinised on August 16, while candidates can withdraw their candidature until 4:00pm on August 18.
Voting in the presidential election will be held from 2:00pm to 5:00pm on August 20 in the Jatiya Sangsad session chamber.
