BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the country is set to have an elected government and parliament through the ongoing national election.
“None had imagined the voting would be so festive. The enthusiasm and interest of the people are remarkable. I have visited around a hundred polling centres throughout the day. The election has been held very peacefully and beautifully,” he told reporters while visiting Thakurgaon Government Boys’ High School polling centre on Thursday afternoon.
Expressing optimism about the outcome, Fakhrul said he believes the results will be positive.
“This year, the people will get an elected government and parliament — something we have struggled for over the past 16 years,” he said.
He also stated that he is quite optimistic about winning the election.
According to the sources, a total of 20 candidates, including two women, are contesting in the three parliamentary constituencies of Thakurgaon district.
Among them, three candidates are contesting in Thakurgaon-1, seven in Thakurgaon-2 and ten in Thakurgaon-3.
There are 12,55,017 voters including 5,98,488 women and 6,70,022 men and seven transgender voters in the district.
Besides, 10,292 voters have registered to cast their ballots through postal voting, including 2,326 women and 7,966 men.