Bangladesh, July 30 -- Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has placed a nine-point set of demands before the Election Commission (EC), including cancellation of the contractual appointment of EC Secretariat Additional Secretary Mohammad Samsul Alam andreconsideration of a proposal to bar MPO-listed teachers from contesting local government elections.

A Jamaat delegation led by the party's Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar met with the Election Commission on Wednesday and raised the demands.Islam

After the meeting, Parwar briefed journalists on the issues discussed and questioned the EC's ability to ensure a neutral electoral process.

Parwar said one of the main issues discussed was the appointment of Samsul Alam as an additional secretary at ...