Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has alleged a "conspiracy" to rig the election results in "collusion with the media".

He made the comments at a press briefing around 2:30am on Thursday.

Speaking about the Dhaka-8 constituency, he claimed there is a plot to declare BNP's Mirza Abbas winner by counting "defective votes".

Asif also demanded a recount under the direct supervision of the Election Commission (EC).

He said, "When BNP candidates were losing in some seats, there was a clear attempt to tamper with the results and defeat the candidates of the 11-party electoral alliance."

He claimed that in the Dhaka-15 constituency, after a 20,000-vote difference emerged, the BNP candidate...