, Feb. 7 -- BNP Central Election Steering Committee Spokesperson Mahdi Amin on Saturday alleged that a political party is systematically preparing for 'election engineering' to influence the national election and its results.

"Some recent incidents indicate a well-planned attempt to manipulate the voting process. We are also receiving reports from various places that a large number of burqas and niqabs have been prepared to misuse religious sentiments and carry out fake voting" he said while speaking at a press conference at BNP's Gulshan election office.

Mahdi, also an adviser to BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, said the recovery of six illegal voting seals in Laxmipur and the arrest of a printing press owner strongly support their claim....