EU deploys 200 observers across Bangladesh for election monitoring

The European Union has begun deploying 200 international observers across Bangladesh today to monitor the 13th national parliamentary election.

The observers are drawn from the EU’s 27 member states, as well as Canada, Norway and Switzerland.

The EU Election Observation Mission Bangladesh 2026 confirmed the deployment in a statement issued on Monday, February 9.

Following completion of training, the observers are being deployed nationwide to monitor election-day activities, vote counting and the compilation of results.

All observers will be stationed across the country today. The mission’s chief observer, Ivars Ijabs, will present the preliminary findings at a press conference in Dhaka on February 14.