Ashraful Alom, widely known as Hero Alam, has appealed to the Election Commission seeking cancellation of the results of the July 17 by-polls and demanding fresh election in the constituency.
Dhaka-17 by-polls: Voting for the Dhaka-17 by-elections began this morning amid a thin presence of voters at all centres. The by-polls of Dhaka-17 began at 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm without any break.
The Awami League candidate in the ongoing Dhaka-17 by-election Mohammad A Arafat said there has been low voter turnout so far because there was rain in the morning and also some people in that constituency wake up late.
Election Commissioner Md Alamgir today said the attack on Ashraful Alom alias Hero Alom, an independent candidate for Dhaka-17 by-polls, was unfortunate and unexpected