Senior Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 16 Jan 2021 11:34 AM BdST
Updated: 16 Jan 2021 02:06 PM BdST
The second phase of voting has begun in 60 municipalities with over 2 million eligible voters across Bangladesh amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Despite the wintry weather, voters have queued up at various voting centres after the polls opened at 8 am Saturday.
Electronic voting machines or EVMs have been deployed in 29 municipalities while the rest are using traditional ballot papers.
Voters will elect new representatives to the posts of mayor, general councillor and reserved councillor in these municipalities.
The Election Commission says all the polls have been conducted in compliance with all the hygiene rules in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic.