The Parliament Secretariat has sent the voter list to Bangladesh’s Election Commission for the 23rd presidential election, according to Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed. Speaking on Thursday afternoon, he said discussions on the list would take place that day. The commission is expected to discuss the election date and schedule after receiving the voter list.

On August 3, Ahmed said at the Election Building that the Election Commission had requested the voter list from the Parliament Secretariat. He said the secretariat had been asked to provide the list. Only members of parliament vote in a presidential election, and the commission will publish a voter list comprising those lawmakers.

Preparations for the 23rd presidential election began after the country’s 22nd president, Md Shahabuddin, resigned on July 24. The chief election commissioner, A M M Nasir Uddin, has already met the speaker of parliament in accordance with the rules. With the voter list now received, the commission will discuss the election timetable and formal schedule.