Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in up to 150, out of 300 parliamentary seats in the next  general election.

Quader was speaking at an event to mark the 18th death anniversary of Awami League women's affairs secretary Ivy Rahman, who was killed in a grenade attack on August 21 in 2004, reports UNB.

He said the Awami League raised the demand that EVMs are used in all 300 seats during its dialogue with the EC.

"The Election Commission has agreed to use EVMs in half of the total parliamentary seats. We welcome the decision of the Election Commission," he said.

Quader said, "We have said that it is good and safe to use modern technology. We do not want a repeat of rigged and fraudulent elections. There is no problem with EVMs."

He questioned whether the opponents of EVMs want elections to be rigged.

Paying tributes to Ivy Rahman, the AL leader said she sacrificed her life for the welfare of the country and restoration of democracy.

She will be remembered for her humility and love for the people, he said.

Ivy Rahman, wife of late president Zillur Rahman, was among 24 people killed in the grenade attack on the Awami League's anti-terrorism rally at Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka.