<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>A delegation of the Election Commission (EC), led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal, paid a courtesy call on Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique at the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The delegation also included Election Commissioner Rasheda Sultana, EC Secretary Md Jahangir Alam and Joint Secretary Mahbubur Rahman at the meeting which lasted for around half an hour, beginning at 1:30 pm.</div><div><br></div><div>However, no officials from the SC administration were present at the closed door meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>After the meeting, the CEC told journalists, “The chief justice administered (my) oath. He (chief justice) will retire in the coming days, hence I came here to pay a courtesy call.”</div><div><br></div><div>Asked whether any other issue was discussed, the CEC expressed reluctance, saying that his office (EC) will talk about the rule being issued by the High Court on the election.</div><div><br></div><div>Upon his arrival, officials of the SC and HC welcomed the CEC at around 1:25 pm. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>