CEC defends use of locally sourced ink in CUCSU polls

Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CUCSU) Chief Election Commissioner Monir Uddin has said locally available ink -- instead of imported election ink -- is being used to marking voters’ fingers, but assured that this would not cause any issues in verifying voter identity. After voting began in the CUCSU election, several panels, including those of the Chhatra Dal and Droho Parishad, alleged that the ink being used was erasable. Responding to queries, the CEC said: “We faced a limitation. From the Election Commission to shops in Chawk Bazar, we searched everywhere for election ink, but could not find it. “The Election Commission imports its indelible ink from Germany before each national election. After the election, the remaining ink must be...