Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday assured foreign diplomats that the upcoming national election will be held in transparent and credible manners amid foolproof security arrangement, leaving no scope for ‘hide-and-seek’.

“We want a very transparent and credible election so that there will be no matter of hide-and-seek,” he said while talking to reporters after a meeting with foreign diplomats at a city hotel in Gulshan.

The CEC said the Election Commission briefed the diplomats in detail about the preparations and activities undertaken so far for the 13th parliamentary election and the referendum, scheduled for February 12 next.

“They appreciated us. They are very happy with what we have worked so far. They are confident that we’ll be able to hold a credible election in a safe environment,” he said.

Responding to a question, Nasir Uddin said the diplomats wanted to know about the postal ballots and who will be the authority for the deployment of law enforcement agencies during the polls.

“We’ve apprised them that we’ll take arrangements for foolproof security so that all can come to polling stations peacefully and go back home safely casting their votes,” he said.

Noting that all law enforcement agencies including Army, Navy Air force, BGB and Rab will be deployed in the elections, the CEC said, “A huge deployment will be there. You can rest assured Inshallah that we’ll do our best to ensure a safe environment for the voters. Inshallah we’ll be able to do it.”

Election commissioners Abdur Rahmanel Masud, Tahmida Ahmed, Anwarul Islam Sarker and Brig Gen (Retd) Abu Fazal Md Sanaullah and EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed were present at the meeting.

Ambassadors, high commissioners or representatives of various countries, the European Union and the United Nations attended the meeting.