Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday expressed his satisfaction at successful completion of an error-free voter list with photographs, saying it is a milestone towards a free and fair election.
“We look forward to an election which will not only be free, fair and credible but also set a high standard for future elections as well,” the CA said while addressing a function marking the celebration of successful completion of voter registration at Radisson Hotel organised by the Election Commission.
He congratulated all who have made it happen, completing the registration of 80 million 500 thousand 723 voters with their photographs and fingerprints.
“This has been a mammoth task as well as a landmark achievement. It is a happy occasion for all citizens who look forward to a free, fair and credible election in December this year,” he told the function.
The CA said his government looks forward to the day when new government through upcoming free, fair and credible election will take over for successful transition to sustainable democracy.
About holding upazila parishad polls this October, as declared by the Election Commission, the CA said the final voter list after corrections will also be prepared within this period paving the way for future elections as well.
He thanked the Election Commission for sticking to its electoral roadmap and finishing the countrywide voter- registration progarmme in time.
The voter registration with photographs and fingerprints and national ID cards as pilot project was started in June 10, 2007 at Sreepur in Gazipur district while Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed formally inaugurated the nationwide digitized voter registration and National ID card in Rajshahi city on August 14, 2007.
Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed and UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Renata Dessallien also spoke at function.
Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda made the welcome address at the function, attended by the speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, advisers, special assistants to the chief adviser, diplomats, representatives of international development partners, high civil and military officials and distinguished personalities.
A video documentation on voter registration was displayed while election theme song rendered at the function.
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August 2nd, 2008 at 2:47 am
Best achievement of this Governmet I beleive is , to make a National Database.We are the neglected people will urge EC/Government to keep the system of “No” vote in ballot paper.