Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin made the announcement in an address to the nation on state radio and television, while appealing all political parties of the Bangladesh to contest the elections, Xinhua reported.
The nomination to contest elections can be filed till Dec 2, 2013, according to the poll-schedule.
The Bangladeshi government has deployed thousands of police and paramilitary troops in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country for fear of violence following the announcement of the poll schedule.
