Shawdesh desk:

Newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said the new Election Commission is not under any political pressure and it will work independently.

He made the comment after paying tribute to the Liberation War martyrs at the National Memorial in Saver on Tuesday morning.

Expressing hope that all parties will take part in the next general election, he said they are determined to make the election free, fair and impartial.

Earlier, newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal and four other commissioners– retired District and Sessions Judge Begum Rashida Sultana, retired Brigadier General Ahsan Habib Khan, retired Senior Secretary Md Alamgir and Anisur Rahman– paid rich tribute at the Memorial at 10:10am.

Dhaka District Superintendent of Police Maruf Hossain Sardar, Deputy Commissioner Shahidul Islam and other Election Commission officials were present at that time.