Bangladesh’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin has indicated that the schedule for the 13th National Parliamentary Election is expected to be announced in the second week of December this year. Speaking to reporters after inspecting a mock voting exercise at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Government Girls’ High School in Dhaka, he said preparations are underway for a joint campaign by the government and the Election Commission to raise public awareness about voting. The CEC noted that law and order has improved compared to previous years, with police, Ansar, BGB, RAB, and the army actively maintaining security. He explained that the mock voting aims to familiarize citizens with the voting process and assess the time required for different ballot types, as many people have not witnessed voting procedures closely in the past 15 years.