Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday said the standard of the upcoming local government elections will be no lower than that of the national election held on February 12, 2026.

"There is no shortfall in our commitment.. We cannot go below the standard we set in that election (general election). So that standard will remain (too in the local government elections). If we can, we will do better than that," he said.

The CEC said these while talking to reporters after joining a dialogue titled "Strategic Leadership for Bangladesh Local Government Election", organised by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) at the Election Training Institute (ETI) building in the city's Agargaon area.

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