Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed yesterday requested voters to choose honest, capable and dynamic leaders who can lead the country in the right direction.
“Let us vote at a free and credible election in December 2008 to bring back the constructive democracy in the country,” he told a programme at Hotel Radisson, organised by the Election Commission in celebration of the successful completion of the photograph-attached voter list.
Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed was chief guest at the function while Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda made the welcome address.
Gen Moeen said many in national and international communities had estimated that preparing a voter list with photographs would need four-five years involving Tk 1,400 crore to Tk 4,500 crore.
The Bangladesh Army has completed the work at an estimated cost of Tk 446 crore, he said.
The army chief said despite strong opposition from various quarters, the task was taken as a challenge and was successfully completed by the armed forces in cooperation with all sections of people.
He said it is the pride of Bangladesh that it has registered more than 80 million voters within a short time, adding that very few countries have achieved such a feat.
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