Many people are leaving Dhaka and thronged to the inter-district bus terminals and Sadarghat launch terminal in the city, after the news of possible lockdown from Monday was published in the media today, as they think once the lockdown is imposed it would be extended.
4th phase voting in 55 municipalities underway
Senior Correspondent | banglanews24.com
Voting started at 8:00 am and will continue until 4:00 pm without any break.
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are being used for voting in 29 municipalities. Regular ballot papers will be used for voting in the rest of the municipalities.
The police administration has taken adequate security measures to avert any untoward incident.
A total of 221 candidates are contesting the race for mayoral posts in 55 municipalities, 2,073 for the posts of general councillor and 618 for the posts of reserved councillor.
The district administrations completed preparations as the returning and the presiding officers collected election materials from the Upazila Election Offices on Saturday.
4th-phase Municipal Polls
Anaet Shawon
13th February, 2021 10:02:17
The Election Commission (EC) has taken all necessary preparations to hold the fourth-phase elections to 53 municipalities tomorrow in a free and fair manner.
Sources concerned, however, fear massive violence on the voting day as pre-poll clashes between the supporters of candidates have already left one dead and many injured.
Vandalism and torching of candidates’ campaign offices, attacks on poll processions are increasing ahead of the fourth-phase local body polls, they say.
Polls atmosphere has become volatile as Awami League mayoral rebels and many councilor candidates from the ruling party and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are active in the field.
This newspaper has obtained the video clip of Nur s speech.
The AL leader also said those who would not vote for boat would realise the situation the day after the polling.
Following the remarks of Nur, panic has spread among the other mayor candidates and voters.
Enquired about his comments, Nur last night denied that he asked voters to cast ballots in public.
He claimed that BNP-Jamaat men changed his statement by editing the video footage. BNP-Jamaat talk against holding elections using Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and run propaganda against its use, he told The Daily Star.
Lakshmipur District Election Officer Nazim Uddin, also the returning officer of the municipality polls, said he could not understand in what context the AL leader made the remarks.
AL leader teaches 'tactics' to stop voters the night before prothom-alo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prothom-alo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.