Election Commissioner (EC) Md Anisur Rahman on Sunday said the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections will be held in the first week of January, 2024, and the schedule will be announced in November next.

While talking to journalists at circuit house in Kishoreganj, EC said, “We want a participatory election. The nation’s expectation is also the same.”

Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad, Police Super Mohammad Russell Sheikh and District Election Officer Mohammad Ashraful Alam were present. Anisur Rahman also joined a view-exchange meeting with district administration and election officers at District Election Office here.

The EC is expected to stay in the district for two days to provide directives to officials concerned about voter list finalization and other election-related issues.