<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Sunday said that the schedule for the 12th parliamentary election will not be announced before the last week of October.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The CEC was speaking to reporters at the Election Commission Secretariat on Sunday afternoon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the constitution, if the next national election is to be held with the current parliament in place, it will be within the previous 90 days starting January 29, 2024. That is, the countdown to the 12th national election will start from November 1 this year. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>