Wednesday, 22 March, 2023, 2:46 AM
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By-polls to six vacant seats underway |
 By-polls to six vacant seats underway Voting in the by-polls to the six parliamentary seats which left vacant following the recent resignation of BNP's lawmakers began at 8:30am on Wednesday. Voters will cast their votes through electronic voting machine (EVM) at all centres from 8.30am to 4.30pm. The six seats are Thakurgaon-3, Bogura-4 and Bogura-6, Chapainawabganj-2 and 3; and Brahmanbaria-2. Most of the centres are experiencing a low voter turnout. Meanwhile, a chase and counter-chase between supporters of the Awami League candidate and those of an independent candidate's in Chapainawabganj-3. Huge number of law enforcement agencies are on the field to fend off any untoward situation. A total of 2,255,217 people are expected to exercise their franchise in 867 polling centers. Earlier on December 10, 2022 at a public rally, parliamentarians of BNP announced their resignation from the JS. The next day, Chapainawabganj-2 lawmaker Md Aminul Islam, Bogura-4 lawmaker Md. Mosharraf Hossain, Bogura-6 lawmaker Golam Mohammad Siraj, and Thakurgaon-3 lawmaker Zahidur Rahman resigned from the parliament. Two other BNP lawmakers — Advocate Abdus Sattar of Brahmanbaria-2 constituency and Harun-or-Rashid of Chapainawabganj-3 — resigned from the parliament later. TF |
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