Postal ballots to allow 33 Chandpur jail inmates to vote for first time

A total of 33 inmates of Chandpur district jail will cast their votes through postal ballots in the national election.

Mohammad Zainal Abedin Bhuiyan, Jail Superintendent of Chandpur district jail said the total number of inmates at the jail is 650.

Among them, 31 male and two female inmates have registered to exercise their voting rights.

Of the registered voters, 25 belong to five parliamentary constituencies of Chandpur district while the remaining eight are voters from different districts of the country.

Following the directives of the Election Commission, they will cast their votes for their preferred candidates through postal ballots within the stipulated time under special arrangements.

All necessary preparations have already been completed to ensure that the voting process of inmates is conducted in a fair and transparent manner, said the Jail Super.

District Election Officer Ziaur Rahman Khalifa said that a total of 46,436 voters have registered in the district to vote through postal ballots.

These include government officials and employees, members of law enforcement agencies, personnel engaged in election duties and others.