Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said that foreign missions which employed their local staff as observers have breached the law.
The minister made the remarks on Friday (Jan 31) while talking to media at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka after a meeting on coronavirus.
As per law, those who are observers cannot be Bangladeshi citizens but unfortunately, several foreign missions have broken the law, said the minister.
A foreign embassy or mission can talk to any political party or candidate but they cannot break the system.
When asked if this can be stopped or not, he added: “The EC is better placed to know this but the missions must take responsibility; they should not send any Bangladeshi observer to a centre.”