Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- The Election Commission (EC) is planning to set up two secret stamping places instead of one inside each polling booth to ensure smooth voter flow during the next parliamentary election and the referendum, both to be held simultaneously in a single day in February next.

The move comes as the Commission anticipates that voters will require more time to cast their ballots since they will vote both in the national election and the referendum.

"In one booth we initially calculated for one stamping place. Now we plan to install two (stamping places) so that the flow of voters remains uninterrupted," said EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed while briefing reporters after a high-level meeting with concerned top government offici...