The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Mymensingh

The work for preparing of voter list with photographs and national ID cards is going on in full swing with much enthusiasm in the Pourasabha area here.

The work is conducting by election commission in cooperation with Bangladesh Army.

District election officer Rashedul Islam told BSS today that registration with photograph of five wards (one to five wards) was completed on August 22. A total of 34,153 eligible voters were photographed and finger prints were taken in 26 centres in the five wards of the pourasabha. e

Sources said work on registration of voters with photographs in another five wards ( ward 6 to 10) in 2nd phase started from Thursday.

Sources said, the distribution of forms and collection process by the data collectors are continuing in 21 wards of the pourasabha.

A total of one lakh 16 thousand 87 forms have already been distributed till August 23.

To complete the listing of voters with photographs along with national ID cards, 21 assistant registration officers, 107 supervisors, 516 data collectors and 260 data entry operators are working in this regard.

To make the programme a success, motivational work and publicity with mike is continuing in the town. District information officer Md. Tayub Ali told BSS that they are continuing publicity with mike to motivate the people to be a voter with photograph. A big motivational colourful rally was held yesterday in the town.

Chairman and ward commissioners of pourasabha are working in their respective wards and election officers are supervising the work. Army officers are also supervising the programme to make the programme a success.