Work on voter list, nat'l ID cards under way in DCC areas
Sunday, 2 December 2007
Election workers started Saturday photographing voters and taking their fingerprints for national identity (ID) card project at 140 polling centres under the jurisdiction of 16 Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) police stations, reports bdnews24.com.
President Prof. Dr Iajuddin Ahmed and his wife Dr Anwara Begum were registered at the Bangabhaban Government Primary School registration centre in the presence of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda and DCC Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka.
Voters had their pictures and finger prints taken at Nurjahan Memorial High School centre at Adabar Pisciculture Road.
Allegations of inconsistency and irregularity in voters' registration work are, however, galore.
Shah Alam, a local voter, complained, "No data collector visited houses No. 1 through No. 20 at Road 10, Shekhertek. We have repeatedly told Thana Election Officer Anisur Rahman about it, but to no avail."
District Election Officer Faisal Kader Khan said, "We will look into the issue. We are also working to fill up exempted voters' forms. We are working from morning to evening."
Voters will be handed their national ID cards later. How long the work will take depends on the total number of voters, Faisal added.
Faisal said the data entry server for Dhanmondi, Mohammadpur, Shyamoli and Adabar had been set up at Mohammadpur Physical Training Institute.
The army was aiding voter roll registration work at Encyclopedia International School at Nabodoy Housing Society in Mohammadpur. The police was also present there.
Some centres were crowded while others were relatively empty.
Election Commissioner Muhammad Sohul Hossain spoke to reporters about the difference in the number of voters at different centres. "I have heard of the matter. Data collectors have asked voters to come to registration centres on specific dates after giving them a slip.
"But many voters were not able to keep the appointments. Perhaps that is why there is a rush at some centres on some days. Many omitted voters are being registered directly at registration centres. This could also be a reason."
Deputy Election Commissioner Biswas Lutfar Rahman told the news agency that work had started Saturday in Airport, Uttara, Pallabi, Mirpur, Kafrul, Cantonment, Khilkhet, Khilgaon, Tejgaon industrial area, Sobujbagh, Motijheel, Adabar, Mohammadpur, Dhanmondi, Sutrapur and Demra areas.
President Prof. Dr Iajuddin Ahmed and his wife Dr Anwara Begum were registered at the Bangabhaban Government Primary School registration centre in the presence of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda and DCC Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka.
Voters had their pictures and finger prints taken at Nurjahan Memorial High School centre at Adabar Pisciculture Road.
Allegations of inconsistency and irregularity in voters' registration work are, however, galore.
Shah Alam, a local voter, complained, "No data collector visited houses No. 1 through No. 20 at Road 10, Shekhertek. We have repeatedly told Thana Election Officer Anisur Rahman about it, but to no avail."
District Election Officer Faisal Kader Khan said, "We will look into the issue. We are also working to fill up exempted voters' forms. We are working from morning to evening."
Voters will be handed their national ID cards later. How long the work will take depends on the total number of voters, Faisal added.
Faisal said the data entry server for Dhanmondi, Mohammadpur, Shyamoli and Adabar had been set up at Mohammadpur Physical Training Institute.
The army was aiding voter roll registration work at Encyclopedia International School at Nabodoy Housing Society in Mohammadpur. The police was also present there.
Some centres were crowded while others were relatively empty.
Election Commissioner Muhammad Sohul Hossain spoke to reporters about the difference in the number of voters at different centres. "I have heard of the matter. Data collectors have asked voters to come to registration centres on specific dates after giving them a slip.
"But many voters were not able to keep the appointments. Perhaps that is why there is a rush at some centres on some days. Many omitted voters are being registered directly at registration centres. This could also be a reason."
Deputy Election Commissioner Biswas Lutfar Rahman told the news agency that work had started Saturday in Airport, Uttara, Pallabi, Mirpur, Kafrul, Cantonment, Khilkhet, Khilgaon, Tejgaon industrial area, Sobujbagh, Motijheel, Adabar, Mohammadpur, Dhanmondi, Sutrapur and Demra areas.