The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda yesterday called upon the government to allow indoor politics in different places of the country where the local government bodies' elections would begin from January like Rajshahi and Khulna City Corporations.

Speaking at a meeting with the electronic media Representatives, the CEC said, the work to introduce photo-atached voter's list across the country would be in full swing from November next The CEC said, voters list in ten percent areas would be completed by next October adding " There is no scope of confusion in implementing the road map (to elections) although many was doubtful about the roadmap. But, their confusion could be overcome showing the progress of the work."

Dr Huda spoke highly about the cooperation of the members of the armed forces in the introduction of photo-atached voters list saying that it would have been very difficult to accomplish the job of voters listing without the help of the armed forces.

The CEC said, the discussion with different political parties was being held in a very cordial atmosphere. The parties were willing to bring back discipline in different issues including financial maters, the CEC said.

Along with the voters list with photographs, the introduction of national identity cards would be completed by October next year.

Two election commissioners Muhammad Suhul Hossain and Brigadier General (Retd) M Shakhawat Hossain , EC secretary Muhammad Humayun Kabir and Voter List project director Brigadier General ( Retd) Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury were in the meeting.

The media representatives included Bangladesh Television Director General Md Wajed Ali, Bangladesh Betar Director General Mahbubul Alam, ATN Bangla adviser Saiful Bari, ETV Head of News Shah Alamgir, Executive Director of Baishakhi M Hamid, Bangla Vision's Aminur Rashid, NTV Chief News Editor Khairul Anwar, Channel i News and Current Affairs Editor Saiful Amin and Radio Today's Shakil Manzoor.