Staff Correspondent:

The Election Commission (EC) is set to unveil the roadmap for the 13th National Parliamentary Election, scheduled for July, as announced by Election Commissioner Md Anwarul Islam Sarkar on Wednesday at his office in the Election Commission building.

He said that the voter list update has been successfully completed.

The commission initially targeted the registration of 6.18 million new voters.

Of them, 1.96 million were newly enlisted, while over 4.3 million previously excluded voters were re-registered—bringing the total number of registered voters to approximately 6.3 million.

He expressed hope that the final voter list would be published by the end of June.

As part of a new initiative, Commissioner Anwarul said the EC intends to include those turning 18 before the election schedule is announced.

However, this will require amendments to the existing legal framework, which the commission will review and address accordingly.

He noted that such an initiative is being taken for the first time.

In response to a question on the law and order situation, Commissioner Anwarul remarked that conditions have improved compared to previous times, based on visits to various districts.

He added that law enforcement agencies are now operating more efficiently and affirmed that all necessary preparations will be made to ensure a peaceful and fair election.