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In the by-elections of the Dhaka-5 constituency, activists of the Awami League candidate used walkie-talkies yesterday. Wakitki has not been used in any previous election. Photo: Kaler Kantho
Awami League candidate Kazi Monirul Islam in Dhaka-5 constituency and Alhaj Anwar Hossain Helal in Naogaon-6 (Atrai-Raninagar) constituency have become private MPs. Meanwhile, the BNP district has called a mid-day strike in Naogaon’s Atrai and Raninagar upazilas on Sunday to demand the cancellation of the results and the rerun of the polls. On the other hand, BNP candidate Salahuddin Ahmed rejected the by-election of the Dhaka-5 constituency and demanded re-election. He announced a human chain in the constituency on Sunday afternoon in protest of irregularities and manipulations at the polls.
In Dhaka, Kazi Monirul Islam got 45,642 votes. His closest BNP candidate, Salahuddin Ahmed, garnered 2,926 votes. The Naogaon ship’s candidate, Anwar Hossain Helal, got one lakh 5,552 votes. His closest rival, BNP candidate Alhaj Sheikh Rezaul Islam Reju, obtained 4,605 votes.
Meanwhile, only 10.43 percent of voters exercised their right to vote in the Dhaka-5 constituency. Out of 4 lakh 71 thousand 71 people, only 49 thousand 141 people voted. Meanwhile, the Chief Elections Commissioner (CEC), KM Nurul Huda, said that about the low turnout in the elections, voters are less interested in this part of the elections. There is no possibility of changing government to become a member of parliament in this election. He will be elected for two and a half years, so there may not be much interest among candidates or voters. Also, there is a corona problem. People are terrified of this. The electoral trend is good. He told reporters at the elections building in Agargaon just before the end of the elections on Saturday. He said: ‘There was no difficulty in the elections anywhere. We have not received any complaints. The CEC added: “We have already decided to use EVM. We feel comfortable voting at EVM instead of ballots. Other than that, there is no disinterest in EVM among voters. They have no reluctance to EVM. There is interest. ‘ In response to the allegation that voters have been banned from entering the Dhaka-5 constituency and their ID cards have been taken, he said: “We have no reports of ID cards being stolen. There is no information. that a violent incident has occurred abroad.
Meanwhile, BNP candidate Salahuddin Ahmed told a press conference at the Main Elections Office in Jatrabari yesterday afternoon: “Terrorists from the Awami League have been harassing me in various ways since the first day of the elections. I was also prevented from going to the mosque to pray. Whenever I went to the media, I received a spontaneous response from people. And then the Awami terrorists jumped out. He further said: ‘My leaders and workers have also been tortured in various ways. Two of our female agents at Dunya University were humiliated and expelled. In approximately 95 percent of the centers, officers were intimidated and evicted. Although the president repeatedly informed the Electoral Commission scrutineer, he did not take any action.
Dhaka Metropolitan South BNP Organizing Secretary Tanvir Ahmed Robin, Jatrabari Thana BNP Organizing Secretary Mizanur Rahman Bhandari, and other leaders and workers were present at the press conference.
Early in the morning, when the voting began, it was seen that the fans of the boat were rehearsing outside almost all the centers. The rice sheaf officers were not seen in the booths. It is alleged that activists from the Awami League chased away BNP electoral officers in front of the police in some centers.
Meanwhile, at the world’s No. 4 Adarsh High School and College Alphabet, no votes were cast until 12 noon from 400 voters. A total of 225 votes were cast at the Daruchunnah Fazil Madrasa electoral college in Sarulia until 1:15 pm. At Kadamtali Adarsh High School and College, six of the 401 votes were cast in room No. 4 as of 1.30pm. At around 2:00 p.m., 105 out of 2,038 voters cast their ballots at Samsul Haq Khan School and University.
In addition, election officials, election agents and members of law enforcement agencies are considered to perform lax duties. Ayesha Akhter, a voter who came to cast her vote at the Daruchunnat Fazil Madrasa Center in Dagair, said: If I had known that, I would not have come. Voting was a festival like before, it is not.
Meanwhile, the BNP candidate, Sheikh Rezaul Islam Reju, withdrew from the Naogaon-6 (Raninagar-Atrai) parliamentary constituency boycotting the by-elections, calling them a sham. He announced the boycott at a press conference in Atrai in the second phase around 3:30 pm yesterday.
Earlier, around 1.30 pm, Dhaner Shisher’s candidate Reju held a press conference at the BNP party’s office in Atrai claiming that the vote was not taking place in a free, neutral and fair environment. He said that there has not been an environment conducive to the elections since the beginning of the polls. Despite repeatedly telling the Election Commission, no visible action was taken.
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