EC updates voter info for July victims

Staff Reporter :

The Election Commission (EC) has launched a special initiative to update voter information for individuals injured during the July mass uprising who remain hospitalised. This includes updating biometrics and correcting or replacing national identity cards (NIDs).

The announcement came while a special EC team visited the cabin block of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Medical College Hospital (BSMMU) to collect voter information and biometrics from patients affected by the uprising on Tuesday morning.

Shariful Alam, the commission’s public relations officer, said those biometrics are being collected from 9am to 5pm on Tuesday to update the information of individuals still under treatment at BSMMU due to the July mass-uprising.

“Assistance is also being provided to correct errors or replace lost NIDs for students and others previously registered as voters,” he added.

This initiative has already been extended to two other hospitals, with plans to visit Dhaka Medical College on Wednesday. The commission aims to offer this service nationwide in phases to ensure that all individuals affected by the July events can update their voter information.

In parallel, the EC began its door-to-door voter information update yesterday, targeting eligible voters, including men, women, and transgender individuals, born on or before 1 January 2008.
This effort, which will continue until 3 February, also includes removing deceased voters, correcting exclusions, and updating records for those who have changed residence.