EC set to introduce e-voting in Ctg

The Election Commission is going to introduce electronic voting system for the first time in Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) election scheduled for June 17.
Fourteen electronic voting machines (EVM) reached Chittagong yesterday and a mock voting will be held at Jamal Khan (Ward-21) tomorrow and on Saturday to make voters acquainted with the system.
A 25-member team of experts from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) has already arrived in the port city to provide technical assistance to the e-voting system.
The voters will be able to cast their trial votes at eight polling centres set up at Dr Khastagir Government Girls' High School, Shah Waliullah Institute, Kusum Kumari City Corporation Primary School, Shishubagh School, Regional Public Administration Training Centre, Little Flowers School and Saleh Zahur City Corporation High School from 8:00am to 4:00pm on Friday and Saturday.
Training for the polling officials of 14 polling centres in ward no 21, the lone ward selected for e-voting, will be held at National Primary School at city's Love Lane today.
Assistant Returning Officer Dulal Talukder said the EVM will take no extra time to count ballots after completion of the polling and there will be no risk of rejection of vote.
Meanwhile, two companies of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) were deployed in the port city yesterday. The para military troops will be patrolling the city until June 18 for maintaining a peaceful atmosphere.