The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

Chief Election Commissioner Dr ATM Shamsul Huda yesterday sought cooperation of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) ward commissioners in the preparation of voter lists with photographs and national identity cards (NICs) in the metropolis.

The CEC made the appeal during an exchange of opinion meeting at Nagar Bhaban auditorium in the city with DDC Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka in the chair.

Election Commissioners Mohammed Sohul Hossain and Brig (retd) M Shakhawat Hossain, Army Headquarters Military Secretary Maj Gen Shafiqul Islam and Election Commission Secretary Mohammad Humayun Kabir were present in the meeting.

The meeting was told that the number of voters in 90 wards of the DCC is 36,36,092 as per the previous list. Of them, 21,28,380 are men and 15,7,712 women. A total of 15,855 officers and employees will be working in the DCC area for preparing voter lists with photographs. In the DCC area, the enumerators will go from door to door to collect information and fill up form No. 2 from November 21 to 28.