BNP wants use of latest tech to update voter list10 Dec 2024 22:17
The BNP has called for adopting the latest technology in the task to update the voter list, instead of the traditional door-to-door campaigning ahead of the 12th national parliament election, reports UNB.
"We want a true and accurate voter list to be prepared. Instead of a door-to-door campaign, we propose using computing, and AI to do the job," BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan said.
He was speaking at the press conference, organised by BNP's committee on Election Commission, at the party chairperson's Gulshan office on Tuesday.
Dr Moyeen said if a computerised upgraded system can be adopted, it would help update the voter list accurately without wasting time.
He said a computerised system can easily identify when someone turns 18 and automatically remove the names of those who have passed away. "There's no need for a door-to-door campaign to update the voter list by checking all 180 million people of Bangladesh."
The BNP leader also said the door-to-door method is extremely time-consuming, unnecessary, and prone to errors. "In our reform proposal for the voter list, we have clearly stated that it has to be upgraded using technology."
He also presented a 10-point reform proposal, including amending the RPO, some rules in election management, revising the code of conduct for political parties and candidates, changes to the policy for the registration of political parties, upgrading the election observation policy, increasing the capacity of the Election Commission, and a separate electoral code of conduct for the media. The BNP leader said they have already submitted these reform proposals to the government-formed Election Reform Commission.
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