NEW DELHI, Dec 16, 2018 (BSS) – India will send observers to monitor the
upcoming general elections of Bangladesh scheduled to be held on December 30.
The Indian Election Commission took the decision following a meeting held
between the India’s Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Bangladesh
High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali here on Wednesday.
A team comprising 3-4 observers from the Indian Election Commission will
reach Dhaka “closer to the date” of Bangladesh’s general elections to monitor
the polls, a senior official of Bangladesh High Commission told BSS today.
However, seeking anonymity an official said the Indian government has
already asked the election commission to send its observer to monitor the
polls.
Besides, a group of Indian journalists will go to Bangladesh to cover the
general elections.
The journalists representing of different national and international media
have already applied for Bangladesh visas to the high commission.
Bangladesh High Commission sources said they have already received visa
applications from over 40 journalists including from BBC,CNN, DW and other
foreign and local media willing to cover Bangladesh’s general elections.
Apart from this, a group of journalists from Kolkata-based media will go
to Dhaka separately for covering the elections.