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BSS, Chittagong

The registration of voters to prepare voter list with photographs and national ID card began here at all 41 wards under Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) yesterday.

District Election Office (DEO) with cooperation of Bangladesh Army is conducting the tasks, DEO sources said. On the inaugural day of the process, a procession to motivate voters for registration was brought out in the city yesterday morning.

It started from Laldighi Maidan and ended at Shaheed Miner after parading different city streets. Led by Deputy Commissioner Chittagong, Mohammad Ashraf Shamim, officials from DEO, district administration, CCC ward commissioners and development activists joined the procession. Addressing a rally after the procession, Ashraf Shamim said the present government has taken initiative to prepare an accurate voter list to ensure a free and fair poll.