Dhaka, July 6 -- Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud on Monday said the Election Commission is taking preparations to start the arrangement of phased elections to local government bodies in October next.

"We think the elections will be held at the right time. We have said this before and we are saying it again-we are moving forward with October in mind," he said while addressing a fruit festival organised by the Reporters Forum for Election and Democracy (RFED) at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the city.

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