EC to help Nepal make flawless voters’ roll

EC to help Nepal make flawless voters’ roll

Anis Alamgir
The Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh will help strengthen that in Nepal to prepare a faultless voters’ roll.
The decision came following a formal request by the Himalayan state through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
As part of its effort, the EC has decided to gift 120 webcams and 120 finger print scanners to the Nepalese EC.
“The UNDP had requested us to extend our cooperation to Nepal so they can make a flawless voters’ list and we have agreed,” Election Commissioner Brigadier General (retd) Shakhawat Hossain told The Independent.
He said: As a friendly country we welcome Nepal’s initiative and are ready to provide all sorts of support, including sharing of our expertise, which was acclaimed by the international community when we had completed voters’ enrollment before our last general election.
In line with the UNDP request, the EC meantime took a decision to provide 120 webcams and 120 finger-print scanners to Nepal’s EC, considering the SAARC neighbor as one of the closest friends of Bangladesh.
The EC had purchased the webcams and scanners in 2007 and had already used it while preparing the voter list.
The UNDP has also requested the foreign ministry and the commerce ministry to expedite Bangladesh’s efforts for the Nepalese EC.