Next election will be most risky: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Friday said they expect election officials to maintain 100 percent neutrality in the upcoming national election, which he described as the most risky one yet.

He said, “The core principles of this Commission are professionalism and neutrality. This message must be clearly conveyed.”

The CEC made these remarks while inaugurating a two-day training programme for core trainers at the Electoral Training Institute (ETI) in capital's Agargaon, organised ahead of the 13th parliamentary election.

Around 80 core trainers are taking part in the two-day training programme. They will later train the Trainers of Trainers (TOTs) in preparation for the upcoming national election, scheduled to be held before Ramadan in February 2026.

Pointing at the election officials, the CEC said, “We want 100 percent neutral behaviour.”

The CEC asked them to be ready to face new challenges like to check abuse of social media, misinformation and disinformation alongside the law and order challenge in the upcoming election.

Noting that the focus of this training is on morality, he urged the participants to uphold moral principles at all times.