The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Madaripur

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dr ATM Shamsul Huda has said as per the roadmap, the draft voter list will be published by June 30, reiterating that the national polls will take place by December this year.

"The final voter list will be published in October," the CEC told reporters during a private visit here.

Scoffing doubts whether elections would be held on schedule, he said he finds no reasons for the polls not taking place by December this year.

The CEC's remarks came on Friday night during a visit to the residence of one of his relations here after his trip to Nagarkanda of Faridpur.

He further said already registrations for five crore voters have been completed, which was scheduled to be completed by April 2. In three months, the rest three crore voters are going to be registered at a rate of one crore per month, he added. He told a questioner elections could not be held under emergency rules.