DHAKA: Election Commissioner Mohammad Shah Newaz said that no permission is needed from the commission to arrest anyone during the election.

He made the assertion to the media at his office in EC secretariat in the city on Tuesday.

According to the commissioner, the administration will co-operate the EC in its election works. They will maintain the law and order situation following the existing rules.

On the poll contenders, who failed to submit their nomination papers after the scheduled time, the commissioner said that they did not accept their papers as there is no option in the election regulations.

He also stressed that as in the previous polls, they will work to hold the city corporation elections free and fair.

BDST: 1730 HRS, MAR 31, 2015