Local Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain is set to become a voter of Dhanmondi zone under Dhaka-10 constituency.

He is scheduled to visit the Dhanmondi Election Office, located beside Green Life Hospital, at 3:00pm today to complete the process and officially register as a voter under Dhanmondi Police Station, according to an official announcement by the public relations office of LGRD ministry.

Currently, Asif is a voter of Muradnagar upazila under Cumilla-3 constituency.

The Dhaka-10 constituency comprises Dhanmondi, New Market, Kalabagan, and Hazaribagh areas.

BNP has yet to announce its candidate for this constituency, while Jamaat-e-Islami has already nominated Supreme Court lawyer Jasim Uddin Sarkar.

Asif's voter area change comes amid discussions on possible seat sharing among political parties ahead of the national election.

The local government adviser on several occasions earlier said he would resign if he wanted to contest the national elections.

On November 7, the adviser said that in Bangladesh's current political reality, contesting election requires around Tk 10–20 crore, making it difficult for people like him to participate amid the influence of black money.

"We have to think repeatedly whether to contest or not," he said while talking at a roundtable organised by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement at the National Press Club.

Asif, also youth and sports adviser, said, "When it comes to democratic transformation, we seem to be going in circles. We talk about democratic change -- 300 members will go to the parliament. Among these 300, the question is, how many have Tk 20 crore? Without 20 crore taka, no one can contest elections. That is the current reality in Bangladesh. Without at least 10 to 20 crore taka, contesting elections has no meaning. One can file nomination papers, but the deposit will be forfeited."