United News of Bangladesh

Voting in Sherpur-3 election and Bogura-6 by-polls began on Thursday morning. Polling in both parliamentary seats started at 7:30am and will continue until 4:30pm without any break. Earlier, the Election Commission completed all necessary preparations to hold voting in a free and fair manner. On February 24 last, the EC announced the election schedule for the two constituencies. The deadline for submission of nomination papers was March 2, while the scrutiny date of the nomination papers was March 5 and the last date for withdrawal of candidates was March 14. BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman contested the February-12 general election from two parliamentary constituencies – Bogura-6 and Dhaka-17 and he was elected from both seats. But Tarique Rahman vacated Bogura-6 and kept Dhaka-17. Besides, the EC on February 4 last cancelled the election to Sherpur-3 constituency, following the death of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Nuruzzaman Badal. The elections to 299 out of the country’s 300 constituencies (except Sherpur-3) were held on February 12. The EC published a gazette of 297 elected MP candidates on February 12, keeping the election result of Chattogram-2 and 4 constituencies withheld in line with the court’s decisions.