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Campaigning ends in Thakurgaon by-election

Published : Tuesday, 27 October, 2026 at 11:34 AM

Observer Online Report

Campaigning for the by-election in Thakurgaon-1 constituency ended at 8:00 AM on Tuesday. Candidates are now barred from campaigning until the completion of voting.

Preparations are underway to send ballot boxes and other election materials to polling centres. CCTV cameras are being installed at polling stations to ensure a free and peaceful election.

A total of 5,300 law enforcement personnel will be deployed to maintain security. The returning officer expressed hope that voting would take place in a festive atmosphere.

Five candidates are contesting the by-election. They are Mirza Faisal Amin of the BNP, Delawar Hossain of Jamaat-e-Islami, Abdul Alim Nizami of Khelafat Andolon, Khademul Islam of Islami Andolon Bangladesh and Hussain Muhammad Omar Faruk of Bangladesh Congress.

Voting will begin at 8:00am on October 29.

The constituency was declared vacant after its former MP, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, was elected president.

-MT

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