DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) will start updating the voter list from Tuesday (July 25) by enlisting new voters across the country. 

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda will inaugurate the process at Mymensingh. On Monday afternoon (July 24), CEC along with four other Election Commissioners has left Dhaka for Mymensingh. 
 
Earlier Election Commission secretary Muhammad Abdullah said EC representatives will reach door to door in each constituency until August 9 to enlist new voters. 

The updated voter list will be published on January 2 in 2018. The list will be finalized on January 31.

EC secretary said, “We are hoping to enlist around 35 lakh new people as voter this year. Only people who were born on January 1 in 2000 or before can be enlisted as voter. People can also be able to change their voter area during this time.”   

BDST: 1659 HRS, JULY 17, 2017
AP