Detained Khaleda refuses to register from jail

DHAKA:Detained former prime minister Khaleda Zia has refused to register as a voter from behind bars, a prisons official said Monday.

Prison authorities along with election officials had been preparing to register Khaleda Zia as a voter earlier Monday, deputy inspector general of prisons Shamsul Haider Siddiqui told.

Election commissioner M Sakhawat Hussain had told reporters they hoped Khaleda Zia would register today, on the last day of voter registration and correction for Dhaka City Corporation.

Source : Independent Bangladesh