Observers from 9 countries confirm to monitor polls

Election observers from nine countries so far  confirmed to visit Bangladesh to monitor the upcoming general elections to be held on January 7.

This was revealed Thursday at the foreign ministry's weekly briefing conducted 

by its spokesperson Seheli Sabrin at the ministry. 

Replying to a question, Sabrin said the nine countries are - India, Sri Lanka, China, Russia, Japan, Uzbekistan, Mauritius, Georgia and Palestine would observe the elections.

Besides, she said, OIC, commonwealth and Arab Parliament will also observe the elections. 

Currently, a four-member EU expert panel is in Dhaka to observe the election. The EU delegation is scheduled to leave the country on January 24. 

/KN/