Election security concerns

British High Commissioner Anwar Chowdhury has said, Britain would welcome lifting of Emergency but security is necessary for holding a fair election. The government knows better how the situation could be maintained. This he said after a meeting between the Chief Election Commissioner Dr. ATM Shamsul Huda and John Danish, Additional Director of the Asia Region of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office who is now in Dhaka on a three-day visit. Talking to newsmen after the meeting, John Danish described the steps taken by the Election Commission for holding the polls next year as positive. He said, he is encouraged to see the progress of the process. The British officials hoped that since restrictions on indoor politics have been lifted, other obstacles would also be removed.

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