DCC election schedule by Apr 18

The Election Commission will declare the schedules for Dhaka City Corporation elections if the government fails to provide its feedback by April 18.
‘We have to announce the schedules by that time if we want the election in May,’ the chief election commissioner, ATM Shamsul Huda, told reporters on Monday.
The EC has asked for opinion of the local government division on the elections.
He said, ‘We’re quite
sure that the government doesn’t want the elections now. It might be rescheduled to September or October if it is not possible in May.’
Huda said there were a number of problems with holding DCC elections after May.
He said the Chittagong City Corporation election would be held by June 25.
‘And we don’t want to miss that deadline.’
The election chief said the commission came
to know of the government’s position regarding DCC elections from newspapers.
‘But they have to submit a letter regarding this.’
Earlier in the month, Huda said the DCC election schedule would be announced between April 16 and April 18.