EC sets January 4 for Gaibandha-5 by-polls
Dhaka, Dec. 6 -- The Election Commission has set January 4 for the second attempt at the Gaibandha-5 parliamentary by-polls, which was suspended hours after voting started over numerous irregularities.
The voting will be held through electric voting machines from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm without a break. Like the previous by-polls, CCTV cameras will be installed at all voting centres and the election will be monitored by EC officials from Dhaka, the commission's Secretary Jahangir Alam said after a meeting on the matter on Tuesday, according to bdnews24.com.
The commission has changed the by-election's returning officer following the recommendation from the probe committee. Faridul Islam from the EC's Dhaka region has been appointed as the by...
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