Law and order workshop abruptly postponed ahead of election

Staff Correspondent

Workshop on law and order, scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed indefinitely as the 13th parliamentary elections and referendum approach. The decision was announced in a letter signed by Home Ministry Deputy Secretary Shimul Akhtar on Tuesday, but no specific reason was given for the postponement.

The letter stated that the workshop titled ‘Coordinated Role in Maintaining Law and Order in a Fair Election Process’ to be held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center on December 3 at 9:30 am has been postponed due to unavoidable reasons.

The Home Ministry has sent letters in this regard to the Cabinet Secretary, Principal Secretary to the Chief Advisor, the Ministry of Public Administration and the Election Commission Secretariat, as well as various departments related to administration, law and order and security – such as the Inspector General of Police, Armed Forces Division, NSI, DMI, Range DIG, Deputy Commissioners and all Police Commissioners.

The EC said that preparations are underway to hold the 13th National Assembly elections and referendum in the first half of February next year and plans to announce the schedule in the second week of December. The postponement of this important workshop on law and order just before this without any explanation has created curiosity in various quarters.