Bangladesh now has over 12.17cr voters

DE Online Desk
The Election Commission (EC) said that the total number of voters in the country now stands at 12,17,75,450, as per the latest draft update.
EC Additional Secretary Ashok Kumar Debnath published the updated voter list at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital’s Agargaon on Sunday (January 21).
AKM Humayun Kabir, director general of EC’s National Identity Card Registration Division, was present on the occasion.
According to the updated voter list, there are 6,20,90,137 male voters and 5,96,84,389 female voters.
According to the voter list act, the draft voter list is published on January 2 every year. However, the commission could not do so this year due to the recently held-12th parliamentary election.
This list will be in every upazila and thana election office of the country while objections regarding inclusion of foreigners, deceased individuals, and fake names in the draft list can be lodged there.
After disposal of objections, the EC will publish the final updated list on March 2 while the next upazila election will be held according to this list.