Bangladesh’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday stated that just about 180 million individuals have been denied their voting rights and the Election Fee desires to finish their deprivation, The Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
The CEC, whereas addressing the inaugural ceremony of a coaching programme for election officers forward of a voter record updating train, stated the Election Fee (EC) desires to take away the truth that the individuals have been disadvantaged of the voting proper for thus lengthy.
“We wish to take away the ache of their deprivation. We’re steadfast in our dedication,” he stated.
The countrywide door-to-door information assortment for updating the record of attainable voters will begin on January 20.
The CEC stated they’re right here to listen to the 180 million individuals who have been affected by the deprivation of voting rights.
“We’ve taken the accountability in order that we will take away their deprivation,” he stated.
He stated the fee’s major aim is to rearrange a good and credible election.
“It’s a marathon race starting from immediately as much as the supply of the end result,” he stated.
“Our aim, dedication and guarantees to the nation is to current a free, truthful and credible election because the nation has been disadvantaged of it for thus lengthy,” the CEC stated.
In the meantime, the EC has determined to analyze irregularities and shortcomings in all earlier elections, together with the three previous elections which were controversial throughout the Awami League-rule in 2014, 2018 and 2024.
The 2014, 2018 and 2024 nationwide elections are extensively thought to be among the most controversial within the nation’s historical past.
The newly shaped EC, which assumed workplace on November 21, has already initiated a number of reform measures whereas getting ready for the thirteenth Nationwide Election.
A number of days in the past, CEC Nasir Uddin stated that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League could take part in elections except the federal government or the judiciary points a ban towards the occasion.
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, 84, who was sworn-in to guide the interim authorities after the ouster of Hasina in August, throughout his Victory Day speech on December 16 indicated that elections could be held by early 2026.
“Broadly talking, the election might be scheduled between the top of 2025 and the primary half of 2026,” he stated. Yunus stated that the elections could be held after updating the voters’ record.
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