Election Commissioner Kabita Khanam has asserted that the Election Commission (EC) is committed to creating a safe and congenial atmosphere for the female voters in the 11th Parliamentary Election, reports BSS.
“The EC will adopt all possible measures to ensure hundred percent turnouts of the female voters in the election,” she further said while inaugurating a two-day workshop in the northern district of Rajshahi.
United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) hosted the workshop titled “Gender and Election” in Rajshahi city.
Kabita Khanam said female voters are almost half of the country’s total voters. The EC is committed to ensuring a safe atmosphere for the female voters during the polling time so that they can exercise their right to franchise comfortably.
Replying to a question EC Kabita Khanam told the journalists that the returning officers were given the instruction of giving certified copies to the rejected candidates quickly.