The Election Commission said on Thursday that displaced Rohingya people, who took shelter in Cox鈥檚 Bazar fleeing persecution in Myanmar, were trying to collect national identity cards from different election offices in Bangladesh.
鈥業t has recently been observed that Rohingyas are involved in evil efforts to collect NIDs from various districts and upazila election offices in the country,鈥� said the Election Commission.
But no one other than Bangladeshi citizens can be enrolled in the country鈥檚 voter lists as per the article 7 (1) (Ka) of the Electoral Rolls Act 2009, said the commission.
鈥楧espite this, some unscrupulous people and circles of brokers in Bangladesh are helping Rohingyas become voters, which is a punishable offence under the Electoral Rolls Act, 2009 and the National Identity Registration Act, 2010,鈥� said the EC.
In this context, the Election Commission asked all to inform its upazila, district, regional election offices or the EC secretariat if any foreign national is involved in evil efforts to collect NID.
If a person becomes aware of attempts made by foreign nationals to collect NID, s/he can call 02-55007600, 105 (toll-free), email [email protected], or send mail to the secretary of EC secretariat, Nirbachan Bhaban, Plot No E-14/Z, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207.