EC gets Tk 536cr for election preparation
Staff Correspondent
Finance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam yesterday proposed an allocation of Tk 536 crore for the Election Commission (EC) to complete all preparations for holding the next parliamentary election.According to Chief Election Commissioner ATM Shamsul Huda, the EC had demanded Tk 350 crore for a digital electoral roll with photographs. Sources said the government allocated the bigger amount than that of the EC's demand so that the preparatory works are not hampered. The EC also initiated a move to collect foreign aid for preparation of the voter list with photographs. A number of donor agencies have already assured the commission of providing the financial assistance. Tk 142 crore was proposed for the commission in the previous fiscal, which was later reduced to Tk 110 crore in the revised budget.
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