UNB, Dhaka

The Election Commission would conduct its voter-listing works in garment factory areas across the country only on holidays so that the apparel factory workers can enroll themselves in the voter list without hazards.
The decision was taken Monday at a meeting between the Commission and a delegation of Bangladesh Garments Manufactures and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
“The meeting decided that for the voter registration the Election Commission would be provided with a list mentioning which garment factories will remain closed when as their weekly holidays differ from one to another,” BGMEA president Anwarul Alam Chowdhury Pervez, who led the four-member delegation, told reporters after the meeting. [Read more]