Pilot project on voter list starts today
Sunday, 10 June 2007
SREEPUR (Gazipur), June 9 (bdnews24.com): Sreepur Municipality of Gazipur district has donned a festive look as the locale for the voters' list pilot project that begins today (Sunday).
Voters would also be provided with national identity (ID) cards under the project, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Sreepur Jalaluddin Ahmed said.
The UNO told the news agency Saturday that the upazila officials had met the local people several times at schools, colleges and madrasas to sensitise them about the project.
Voters will be registered at 30 centres across the upazila where their photographs and fingerprints will be taken, he said.
The success of the countrywide voters' list and national ID cards preparation and distribution hinges largely on the pilot project.
The officials will issue villagers national ID cards with the help of 24 army units deployed to assist them, the UNO elaborated.
The army is providing technical assistance along with laptop computers and other accessories for the pilot project, the UNO office added.
Sreepur Municipality Chairman Anisur Rahman said nine committees have already been formed with the ward commissioners heading them to carry forward the work smoothly.
The Election Commission (EC) officials started moving from door to door Saturday to distribute the forms for people to fill in, he said.
The voters will deposit the filled-in forms at the 30 centres and receive their ID cards as well.
The centres have been strategically located so that the distance from one centre to another will not be more than half a kilometre, he said.
The EC officials will fill in the forms for the illiterate persons, Anis said.
Local teachers and other workers numbering 145 have also been engaged to assist, the chairman added.
"We are telling people about the benefits, services and responsibilities of a listed voter and national ID card holder. I expect all eligible persons will be listed as voters this time," Anis added.
Voters would also be provided with national identity (ID) cards under the project, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Sreepur Jalaluddin Ahmed said.
The UNO told the news agency Saturday that the upazila officials had met the local people several times at schools, colleges and madrasas to sensitise them about the project.
Voters will be registered at 30 centres across the upazila where their photographs and fingerprints will be taken, he said.
The success of the countrywide voters' list and national ID cards preparation and distribution hinges largely on the pilot project.
The officials will issue villagers national ID cards with the help of 24 army units deployed to assist them, the UNO elaborated.
The army is providing technical assistance along with laptop computers and other accessories for the pilot project, the UNO office added.
Sreepur Municipality Chairman Anisur Rahman said nine committees have already been formed with the ward commissioners heading them to carry forward the work smoothly.
The Election Commission (EC) officials started moving from door to door Saturday to distribute the forms for people to fill in, he said.
The voters will deposit the filled-in forms at the 30 centres and receive their ID cards as well.
The centres have been strategically located so that the distance from one centre to another will not be more than half a kilometre, he said.
The EC officials will fill in the forms for the illiterate persons, Anis said.
Local teachers and other workers numbering 145 have also been engaged to assist, the chairman added.
"We are telling people about the benefits, services and responsibilities of a listed voter and national ID card holder. I expect all eligible persons will be listed as voters this time," Anis added.