Dhaka, Nov. 29 -- Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah has ordered the restart of a mock voting exercise, forming part of preparations for the upcoming national election and referendum, after identified signs of mismanagement during the drill.

The exercise began at 8am on Saturday at Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Government Girls' High School, where four booths are operating until midday. Large numbers of curious residents and voters gathered outside, while journalists actively monitored proceedings.

Commissioner Sanaullah arrived at the centre about an hour after polling began. On seeing what he described as a disorderly environment, he expressed frustration with on-duty officials and took charge of supervising the process himse...