The European Union will not send a full-fledged election observation mission to observe the upcoming Bangladesh national election due to budget constraints, Election Commission Secretary Jahangir Alam said.

He said Charles Whiteley, the EU ambassador in Bangladesh, sent a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal through the foreign ministry.

In the letter the EU cited its budget crisis for not sending a full-fledged election observation mission, Jahangir said.

Asked whether the EU expressed any concern about the election, Jahangir said the letter did not say anything about it.