Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) has announced plans to introduce QR codes on journalist identity cards to prevent the use of fake press credentials during the upcoming national elections. Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md. Sanaullah stated that this measure aims to ensure transparency and security at polling centers. Speaking at a training workshop for journalists on Wednesday, he emphasized that the election will be of a different magnitude compared to previous ones, and that the media plays an irreplaceable role in maintaining electoral transparency. Sanaullah also mentioned that each voter is expected to take an average of 3 minutes and 52 seconds to cast their vote, and that increasing the number of polling centers is not feasible. Meanwhile, Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed of the EC Secretariat clarified that in the upcoming referendum, voters must respond with a clear 'yes' or 'no' to each of the four questions, without partial agreement or disagreement options.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন নির্বাচন কমিশনার আবুল ফজল মো. সানাউল্লাহ বলেছেন, ভুয়া সাংবাদিক যেন কোথাও কার্ড নিয়ে যেতে না পারে, এজন্য ‘কিউআর কোড’ এর ব্যবস্থা রাখছে কমিশন। বুধবার সকালে সাংবাদিকদের নির্বাচন প্রশিক্ষণ কর্মশালায় তিনি এসব কথা বলেন। তিনি বলেন, একজন ভোটা
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