Staff Reporter :
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Tuesday said in New Delhi that Election Commission was planning to introduce a voter registration system for the Bangladeshi expatriates.
The CEC said, the commission will set up offices in Singapore, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Malaysia, UK, US, Italy, Australia and Canada the hub of the expatriates, according to a press release issued by Bangladesh High Commission in India.
Over 10 million Bangladeshis live in 157 countries and many of
them have failed to enroll themselves on the voter list and do not have NIDS, he said.
He said technical and non-technical teams of experts will visit the countries to conduct a feasibility study.
The CEC said on the opening of a two-day international conference on “Making Our Elections Inclusive and Accessible” organised by the Election Commission of India marking National Voters’s Day celebrations, said the release.
Besides Bangladesh, top election commission officials from Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Kazakhstan and Russia are participating in the event. Representatives from several international organisations are also taking part.
Chief Election Commissioner of India Sunil Arora delivered the key note speech in the opening session.
In his first foreign visit after holding the Bangladesh’s 11th parliamentary election on December 30, CEC Huda said, the polls have been inclusive with all registered political parties taking part.
The election was free, fair and peaceful with 25,000 local (from 81 organisations) and 160 international observers freely watching the voting.
Huda said, the election commission has focused on young voters encouraging their enrollment through SMS, TVC, radio, posters and leaflets. Voters’ awareness programme has also been included in the primary and secondary level curriculum.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Tuesday said in New Delhi that Election Commission was planning to introduce a voter registration system for the Bangladeshi expatriates.
The CEC said, the commission will set up offices in Singapore, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Malaysia, UK, US, Italy, Australia and Canada the hub of the expatriates, according to a press release issued by Bangladesh High Commission in India.
Over 10 million Bangladeshis live in 157 countries and many of
them have failed to enroll themselves on the voter list and do not have NIDS, he said.
He said technical and non-technical teams of experts will visit the countries to conduct a feasibility study.
The CEC said on the opening of a two-day international conference on “Making Our Elections Inclusive and Accessible” organised by the Election Commission of India marking National Voters’s Day celebrations, said the release.
Besides Bangladesh, top election commission officials from Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Kazakhstan and Russia are participating in the event. Representatives from several international organisations are also taking part.
Chief Election Commissioner of India Sunil Arora delivered the key note speech in the opening session.
In his first foreign visit after holding the Bangladesh’s 11th parliamentary election on December 30, CEC Huda said, the polls have been inclusive with all registered political parties taking part.
The election was free, fair and peaceful with 25,000 local (from 81 organisations) and 160 international observers freely watching the voting.
Huda said, the election commission has focused on young voters encouraging their enrollment through SMS, TVC, radio, posters and leaflets. Voters’ awareness programme has also been included in the primary and secondary level curriculum.
