RAJSHAHI, June 13, 2023 (BSS)- Director General (DG) of Election Training Institute (ETI) SM Asaduzzaman said the upcoming election to Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) will be a model in the country.

 To this end, the Election Commission (EC) has been taking all sorts of necessary preparations as it's intended to hold a free, fair, perfect and acceptable election. Since taking responsibility, the present EC has held all the elections proper and credible.

ETI DG made the observation while inaugurating a six-day training workshop on polling in Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) for the election officials here on Monday.

Regional Election Office hosting the training at Rajshahi Government Model School and College.

 A total of 155 presiding officers, 1,155 assistant presiding officers and 2,306 polling officers are taking part in the workshop in different batches that will end on June 17.

SM Asaduzzaman said the EVM is an easy technology for polling and there is fear about it. The RCC election will be held using EVM. It's not a complex matter. So, do not spread rumors about the EVM.

He also said the regional election office has been organizing various motivational and cultural programmes in the communities for familiarizing the EVM to the voters.

ETI DG Asaduzzaman said they are giving time-fitting training to the election officials so that they can conduct polling in EVM correctly side by side with the voters and cast votes properly.

Regional Election Officer and Returning Officer of RCC election Delwar Hossain and district election officer Abul Hossain also spoke on the occasion.

Four candidates, including RCC former Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, are now in the election race for mayoral post, while 111 for councilors in 30 wards.

There are 3,51,982 voters to exercise their right of franchise in EVM in 155 polling centres in 30 wards from 8am to 4pm scheduled to be held on June 21.