The Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh has announced that all election campaigning for the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election and referendum must end by 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday. According to EC rules, political parties and candidates are prohibited from conducting any campaign activities within 48 hours before voting begins. The announcement was made on Sunday by Akhtar Ahmed, senior secretary of the EC Secretariat.

The 13th National Parliamentary Election and referendum are scheduled for Thursday, February 12. Voting will take place nationwide from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. across 299 constituencies using transparent ballot boxes and paper ballots. To ensure proper conduct, 1,050 executive magistrates will be deployed from February 8 to 14 to oversee mobile courts, while judicial magistrates will also be stationed in the field. The Electoral Enquiry and Adjudication Committee is already active in monitoring the process.

These measures are part of the EC’s preparations to maintain order and compliance with election laws during the final phase leading up to the national vote.