Second phase of Khulna voter listing stalled

Work on voter registration with photograph in Khulna City Corporation (KCC) remained stalled on Thursday due to imposition of curfew.
It will resume when the situation becomes normal, said District Election Officer (DEO) Mohammad Mujibar Rahman.
"Curfew forced us to suspend the first phase of work, which began in six wards under the city corporation. We could not begin the second phase of voter registration work in wards 7,8,12,18,19 and 24 due to imposition of curfew," he said.
The first phase of voter registration with photograph and preparation for national ID cards began in wards 5,11,13,14,16 and 17 from August 17 with assistance of the joint forces and the district administration and technical support of Warid Telecom.
But curfew made it impossible to begin the second phase of voter registration work from Thursday as per schedule, said the DEO.
The first phase of work gained momentum in the city as a large number of people responded spontaneously to voter registration with photograph.