BSS, Dhaka
The Election Commission (EC) will update the voter list from next month and to complete the updating process, it will carry out a pilot project from February 8 to 12.
“Though the updating was scheduled to be completed from January 2 to 31 as per law, it was not done due to upazila and other elections,” Election Commissioner Muh-ammad Sohul Hossain told reporters at the commission office here on Sunday.
He said the EC selected Baliati and Fukur Hati unions under Saturia upazila of Manikganj district and Ward Nos. 1 and 2 of Manikganj pourasabha to conduct the pilot project. This time army personnel would not take part in the voter list updating process, he said adding, EC officials at different levels would complete the task with help of the local administration.
The commissioner said the EC has already appointed 21 information collectors, six supervisors, one technical manager, 18 data entry operators, three proof readers and one centre manager for the pilot project. Replying to a query, he said the gazette for the upazila elections would be published in a day or two.
Courtesy: thebangladeshtoday.com
