180 million people have been denied their voting rights, says Bangladesh CEC

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday said that almost 180 million people have been denied their voting rights and the Election Commission wants to end their deprivation, The Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.

The CEC, while addressing the inaugural ceremony of a training programme for election officers ahead of a voter list updating exercise, said the Election Commission (EC) wants to remove the fact that the people have been deprived of the voting right for so long.

“We want to remove the pain of their deprivation. We are steadfast in our commitment,” he said.