EC launches online system for voters

The Election Commis-sion introduced Wednesday an online application system for voters aiming to make registration, correction and replacement process easier, report agencies.
Chief Election Commi-ssioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad inaugurated the online system at the Election Commission secretariat.
Now a possible voter can apply to get registered through online opening one's account on www.ecs.org.bd
Besides, the existing voters can apply through the system to have wrong information corrected or to change their voter addresses.
Four election commissioners, Election Commis-sion secretary, and Director General of National Identity Registration Cell were present at the inaugural function.
While talking to journalists, the CEC said: "The service will go on uninterrupted and we will make it more user-friendly in the near future."
Earlier, he said the commission had already prepared a draft of the National Identity Card Registration Procedure 2014, adding the provisions for online registration and the renewal of Smart National Identity (NID) cards.
Besides, the commission will provide a "Smart Card" version of the existing NID with 10 years' validity to voters, free of cost for the first time, while also setting renewal fees.
If any voter loses his\\her card, will have to apply to the commission for a new card.