EC urges eligible voters to help data collection process

The Election Commission (EC) has requested the possible voters to assist the data collection process of the ongoing electoral roll updating programme by applying online and submitting the downloaded copies of their online applications to the enumerators, report agencies.
The door-to-door data collection campaign of the countrywide voter list updating programme will continue until February 03.
"The people, who were born on or before January 1, 2008 but have remained out of the electoral rolls, are requested to apply online with accurate information and necessary documents to become voters and submit the downloaded copy of the applications to the enumerators and assist the data collection process," said the EC on Tuesday.
On January 20 last, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin opened the voter list updating programme-2025 at Savar Upazila Parishad auditorium in Dhaka.
Following the data collection process, the collection of biometric data of the eligible voters will be taken from February 5 to April 11.
Besides, the enumerators also collect applications from the existing voters who intended to change voting addresses and the data of deceased voters for dropping their names from the voter lists.
The EC will publish the draft updated electoral rolls incorporating the names of new voters on January 2, 2026. Following the resettlement of claims and objections, the commission will make the final electoral rolls on March 2, 2026.
According to the existing voter lists (published on March 2, 2024), there are 121.85 million (121,850,160) voters in the country.
Meanwhile, Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah said the people will get an opportunity in the next election to cast votes for their chosen candidates as the commission is determined to restore its image.