Staff correspondent :

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haque MP said after a meeting with the US delegation that the delegation was told that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government is committed to the people to conduct free, fair and peaceful elections and elections are free. Will be neutral and peaceful. The US delegation held a meeting with Law Minister Anisul Haque at the Secretariat today. Later, the Law Minister explained the contents of the meeting to the journalists and answered the questions of the journalists.
The Law Minister told reporters, ‘They (US delegation) have asked whether there is any such apprehension, who will come in the election, who will not come. I have said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government wants all parties to come to the polls. But who will come to the election, who will not come – that is the party’s decision.’
In response to a question, the law minister said that there was no discussion about the caretaker government in the meeting with him. They (the delegation) did not even ask about dialogue. He said that instead of Digital Security Act, Cyber ​​Security Act was discussed with him. Free, impartial and peaceful elections were discussed. In order to maintain the independence of the Election Commission, various steps of the government have been highlighted, including making the law to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioner. He said, I told them that there is no law anywhere in this subcontinent to appoint a commission. We didn’t even have it here. Necessary laws have been amended to make elections free and fair. After the announcement of the schedule, all the departments and institutions concerned with election related work are run under the Election Commission.
Anisul Haque said, the delegation’s statement was where is the difference between the Digital Security Act and the Cyber ​​Security Act? The difference is very clearly stated.
The delegation asked about our judiciary. The entire history of our Judiciary is outlined. The law minister said that the US pre-election delegation did not give any suggestion. They wanted to hear.
The pre-election delegation of the United States visiting Dhaka asked the Law Minister Anisul Haque whether there is any fear about who will come and who will not come in the upcoming national elections. In response, the law minister said that the current government wants all parties to come to the polls. But who will come to the election, who will not come – that is the party’s decision.
The US delegation consisting of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) came to Dhaka last Saturday to evaluate the issue of sending an observer mission to the upcoming parliamentary elections. They are meeting continuously with various parties focused on elections. Following this, the delegation of 9 members held a meeting with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan at the Secretariat today. Later he came to the Law Ministry and held a meeting with Law Minister Anisul Haque. However, the delegation did not say anything in detail about the meeting.