The Election Commission (EC) has decided to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in the union parishad (UP) elections.
The commission took the decision at a meeting yesterday, a senior EC official said.
EVMs have been used in Bangladesh before, in city corporation and municipality polls. The first time it was used in a ward during the Chittagong City Corporation polls in 2010.
However, after some glitches occurred during vote collecting during Rangpur City Corporation election in 2012, the EC decided not to use the machines in any other elections.
Authorities concerned are working on fixing the glitches, according to sources at the commission.
A few more amendments to the system are going to be made as well, and the revised plan will be presented at the EC’s next meeting for final approval, said Election Commissioner Mohammad Abu Hafiz after the meeting.
After the final approval, the plan will be sent to the Law Ministry for vetting, and then implemented in the UP polls, he said.