The Election Commission has clarified that only the National ID correction and voting address transfer services have been suspended, while all other NID-related services will continue as usual ahead of the forthcoming national election.
鈥榃e have temporarily stopped the NID correction process to prepare the final voter lists. However, all other activities will continue,鈥� said director general of the EC鈥檚 National Identity Registration Wing ASM Humayun Kabir on Tuesday.
He, however, said the commission will accept the correction applications, complete the file works and make decisions over the applications.
鈥榃e will approve these applications as soon as the election is over,鈥� he added.
A related letter signed by EC鈥檚 senior assistant secretary Nasir Uddin Chowdhury stated the Election Commission has given directive to its officials concerned to include the registered voters in the database by completing all processes in a bid to prepare the finalise the electoral rolls on the occasion of the 13th national parliamentary election.
Besides, the registration process of eligible citizens applying for national identity cards within the country will continue as before by the registration officers.
鈥楢t the same time, the EC has also issued instructions to halt all types of corrections in the voter lists and national identity cards and voter transfer activities due to change of residence or other reasons until the completion of the 13th parliamentary election,鈥� says the letter.
According to the Election Commission, Bangladesh currently has a total of 127,695,183 registered voters.
Among them, 64,814,907 are men, 62,879,042 are women, and 1,234 are third-gender voters.
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