Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Responding to a demand from journalists, the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday decided to issue press cards manually as well, alongside the existing online system, for media persons to cover the national election scheduled for February 12 next.

"We've agreed in principle to reintroduce the manual system as per your demand," said EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed while briefing reporters on Thursday afternoon.

Replying to a question, the EC Secretary said journalists whose online applications have already been approved will receive their press cards through the online process, while those who have not yet applied online will be able to obtain press cards manually. "We'll inform you soon when the manual issuance proces...