Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has expressed deep concern over the shooting of Sharif Osman Hadi, an aspiring Dhaka-8 candidate and spokesperson of Inqilab Mancha, less than 24 hours after the announcement of the schedule for the 13th national parliamentary election and referendum.
Speaking at a meeting with law enforcement agencies today (14 December) to review the overall law and order situation ahead of the polls, the CEC said, "The incident felt like a bolt from the blue to me. I announced the election schedule one day, and the very next day such an incident occurred. It is extremely unfortunate."
According to Election Commission sources, the commission is viewing the incident with utmost seriousness.
The high-level meeting was held at 4pm today at the Election Commission conference room, chaired by the CEC.
Senior officials present at the meeting included the senior secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the principal staff officer of the Armed Forces Division, the inspector general of police (IGP), the director general of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), the director general of Ansar and VDP, and the commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin / Sharif Osman Hadi