EC staff asked to update personal data sheets by 12 January
Now the officials and employees concerned will need to provide the names of their parents, designation, present address and permanent address, national identity number and mobile number in specific formats
The Election Commission has asked all the officials and employees who are working in Nirbachan Bhaban to update their personal data sheets (PDS) for vetting the data by the intelligence agencies.
The commission issued a circular yesterday (7 January) instructing all the officials and employees concerned to update their respective PDS by 12 January.
The initiative was taken on the security grounds of Nirbachan Bhaban, a Key Point Installation (KPI), as per a recommendation that information of all the officials and employees employed in the sensitive areas should be vetted by NSI or Special Branch (SB) of Police once a year.
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Now the officials and employees concerned will need to provide the names of their parents, designation, present address and permanent address, national identity number and mobile number in specific formats to update their PDS.
All the concerned were instructed to update the PDS by the date.
Otherwise, the authorities will not be responsible if any obstacle arises in entering the Nirbachan Bhaban, said the circular signed by EC's assistant secretary Mohammad Shahidur Rahman.
