Dhaka, Jan. 16 -- Despite the wintry weather, voters have queued up at various voting centres after the polls opened at 8 am Saturday.

Electronic voting machines or EVMs have been deployed in 29 municipalities while the rest are using traditional ballot papers.

Voters will elect new representatives to the posts of mayor, general councillor and reserved councillor in these municipalities.

The Election Commission says all the polls have been conducted in compliance with all the hygiene rules in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic.

The polls are being conducted in compliance with all the health and safety protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Election Commission said. Executive and judicial magistrates are also on the ground alon...