The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Two detained former prime ministers-Begum Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina are expected to be enlisted voters at their respective prison today (Friday).

Disclosing this Deputy Inspector General (Prison) Major Shamsul Haider Siddiqui told reporters that Begum Zia opted to be voter from Cantonment area while Sheikh Hasina from Dhanmondi area in the city.

Begum Zia also prefers to cast her vote at a polling centre at Cantonment while Sheikh Hasina at Dhanmondi area.

Meanwhile, the Election Commission (EC) has completed enlisting all prisoners and detainees as voters in Dhaka Central Jail.

Official sources said of the total 83,000 detainees across the country, about 70,000 are likely to be registered as voters.

They, however, did not say anything about the fate of the rest 13,000.