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NCC polls: Voting underway amid tight security
Balloting for the Narayanganj City Corporation election is underway using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) on Sunday.
The voting started at 8am and will continue till 4pm without any break.
The electioneering officially ended on Friday midnight.
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Seven candidates are running for the post of the NCC mayor including ruling party nominee Selina Hayat Ivy and her principal rival Advocate Taimur Alam Khandaker, a veteran BNP who has been contesting as an independent candidate.
Selina Hayat Ivy cast her vote at Deubhog Kalrab polling center around 9:30 am while Taimur cast his vote at Masdair Islamia Fazil Madrasha around 10 am.
Besides, 148 candidates are contesting for 27 ward councilors post while 38 women are contesting for conserved seats for women in the NCC polls.
This time the NCC elections have 517,357 voters – including 257,519 females.
Sylhet-3: AL retains seat with increased majority, amid drastic drop in turnout
Awami League candidate Habibur Rahman Habib won the Sylhet-3 by-polls on Saturday, beating his nearest rival Jatiya Party’s Atikur Rahman Atik by a huge margin.
According to official results Habib bagged 90,064 votes in the constituency comprising three upazilas of Dakkhin Surma, Fenchuganj and Balaganj. Atik got only 24,752 votes.
Sylhet Deputy Commissioner and Returning Officer Kazi Emdadul Islam announced the results at 9:15 pm on Saturday.
Apart from these two candidates, BNP rebel Alhaj Shafi Ahmed Chowdhury got 5,136 votes and Junaid Md Mia of Bangladesh Congress got 640 votes.
AL, democracy can’t get along: JaPa
Accusing the government of ‘destroying’ the election system in Bangladesh, Jatiya Party Secretary General Ziauddin Ahmed Bablu on Tuesday said Awami League and democracy cannot get along.
5th phase polls to 29 municipalities Sunday
The 5th phase election to 29 municipalities in 20 districts will be held with the use of electronic voting machines (EVM) on Sunday.
4th phase municipality polls end amid sporadic violence, 1 killed in Chattogram
Balloting in the 4th phase polls to 55 municipalities ended on Sunday afternoon amid reports of sporadic violence and irregularities.
2nd phase municipal polls Saturday
The second phase election to 60 municipalities will be held on Saturday with participation of two major political parties – Bangladesh Awami League and BNP – in the most of the election areas.
AL reveals its 61 mayoral candidates for 2nd phase municipal polls
Awami League on Friday announced the names of 61 mayoral candidates for the 2nd phase municipal elections scheduled to be held on January 16.
Chatgaiyas to choose their mayor on Jan 27
Voters of Chattogram will cast their ballots on January 27 to elect a new municipal government for the country's second-most important city.
2nd phase polls to 61 municipalities Jan 16
EC Senior Secretary Md Alamgir announced the schedule saying that electronic voting machines (EVM) will be used in 29 municipalities, while traditional ballot papers in the remaining 32 municipalities in the second phase election.
According to the election schedule, the deadline for submission of nomination papers is December 20, while the date for scrutinising them is December 22 and the l
BNP demands deferment of CCC polls
The BNP on Wednesday sent a letter to Election Commission demanding rescheduling of Chattogram City Corporation election and army deployment at polling booths.