At a meeting with the local elites in the afternoon, Election Commissioners Brig Gen (Retd) Shakhawat Hossain and Sahul Hossain called upon all to cooperate in the enrollment of genuine voters.

They said there would be no chances of false voting on completion of the digitized voter list.

Workers' Party politburo member Fazle Hossain Badsha, business leader Manjur Faruk Chowdhury, journalists Liakat Ali, Sardar Abdur Rahman and Bulbul Chowdhury, lawyer Mohsin Ali, physically retarded Joy Chand Karmakar and several ward commissioners were present at the meeting.

Earlier in the morning, the election commissioners met with district level officials and newly appointed assistant registration officers at same venue.

Presided over by Deputy Commissioner Khalilur Rahman, the meeting was attended by Col Taher of 11 Artillery Division, District Election Officer Sayed Mohammad Musa, and senior army and police officials.

The commissioners said there would be tight biometric security measures under the new voter enrollment system.

Before the polls, political parties will be given voter lists without photograph, they added.

The election commissioners warned the officials and others related to the enumeration of voter list that stern action would be taken if any negligence is detected.

"If any government officials are found indulging in flaws and partiality their career will be damaged, " said Shakhawat Hossain.

" No lack of accountability will be allowed this time," he added.

The election commissioners were informed that there will be 101 registration centres and one data entry operator for 300 voters in Rajshahi City Corporation.

Data entry operators will be appointed after tests on July 25 and 26. Tests will be held for applicants from ward no 1 to 15 on July 25, while applicants from ward no 16 to 30 will sit for the test on the following day at the Government Laboratory School.