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About 24,000 polling centres will be set up : CEC

Referendum on Sept 15
A referendum will be held on September 15 to seek people's verdict whether the Acting President should give assent to the 12th Constitution Amendment Bill for return to parliamentary form of government, reports BSS.
Announcing this over radio and television yesterday evening. Chief Election Commission Justice Mohammad Abdur Rouf said the referendum has been necessitated under Article 142 of the Constitution to ascertain whether the Acting President should give assent to some amendment proposals, incorporated in the Constitution 12th Amendment Bill.
He pointed out that the 12th Amendment Bill proposing to switch over from presidential form of government to parliamentary system and delegate executive power to Prime Minister under parliamentary form of government was passed unanimously on August 6 by the Jatlya Sangsad.
Tire Acting President in his directive of August 10 requested the Election Commission to put the bill to a referendum whether he should give assent to it under Article 142 (1 A) of the Constitution.
Justice Rouf said the Constitution of the People's
Republic of Bangladesh enshrines that all powers in the republic belong to the people. The Constitution is the ultimate expression of people's hope, he said.
The Chief Election Commissioner said to conduct the referendum, the Secretary of the Election Commission Secretariat has been made returning officer and all deputy commissioners have been appointed assistant returning officers.
Justice Rouf said about 24.000 polling center would be set up to facilitate people to cast their votes properly on the referendum day and ensure that people do not have
to go far to cast their votes. In all possible places separate polling centres for male and female voters will be arranged or separate booths kept, he added.
The Chief Election Commissioner said all citizens enlisted as voters could be able to give their verdict on the question of form of government by participating in the referendum. He said If voters could know their serial numbers before casting the ballot, the polling could proceed well and in a disciplined manner. Special measures will be taken so that the voters can know their serial numbers, he said.
About the procedure, the Chief Election Commissioner said for Yes- vote that to ask the Acting President to give his assent to the 12th Amendment Bill, one has to stamp on the ballot paper, having the symbol of the parliament building. For No- vol! the stamp has to be put on tHa cross symbol. He said the Election Commission is soon going to take up a detailed campaign on the procedure of voting in the referendum.
The Chief Election Commissioner said the importance of the referendum is very great as it will determine the form of government.
Justice Rouf said this referendum is going to settle the form of government which like the parliamentary elections of February 27 will be a milestone tn the nation's march toward democracy. This ts for the first time that a referendum under the Constitution is going to be held on the question of amen dments to the Constitution for which referendum law 1991 was passed bv the Sangsad the Chief Election Commissioner said
The Chief Election Commi ssloner called upon the countrymen to take part in the referendum spontaneously and In a disciplined marrttr like the February 27 electrtps which had been hailed botKat pie of free, fair and neutral
He expressed his firm be that the people who had set an example to uphold democratic tradition will not be lagging behind this time also
Justice Rouf called upon ail parties and workers irrespective of political smbaUons. and people at large to extend all-out assistance and cooperation In making the referendum a success. He prayed that the merciful Allah would help us In this great task