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RANGPUR, Jan 12, 2026 (BSS) - A voter awareness meeting on the occasion of 
the upcoming referendum and the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Election- 2026 was 
held at the Bahadur Singh Maddhyapara area of Ward No 6 in Rangpur city on 
Monday. 
 
The district administration and the District Information Office jointly 
organised the programme. Deputy Commissioner of the district Mohammad Enamul 
Ahsan was present as the chief guest at the event. 
 
Assistant Director of Rangpur Divisional Information Office Md Alamgir Kabir 
provided technical information about ballot papers in the meeting. 
 
On the day of voting, there will be two types of ballot papers at the polling 
center - white colored ballot papers for the JS elections and pink colored 
ballot papers for the referendum, he added. 
 
He urged the voters to attend the centers peacefully and exercise their right 
to vote in an orderly manner. 
 
The Deputy Commissioner said qualified and responsible representatives of the 
country are elected through voting. The voters should vote correctly by 
knowing the prescribed form and number, he added. 
 
"If the 'Yes' vote is won in the referendum, civil rights and state reforms 
will be implemented in light of the July Charter," he continued. 
 
Enamul Ahsan informed the citizens about the responsibility of voting 
consciously and said that the key to the country lies in the hands of the 
people. 
 
"Spontaneous participation of the voters in the upcoming elections is very 
necessary to take the country forward on the path of reform, development and 
positive change," he said.
 
More than 200 men and women from different classes and professions were 
present at the event.