Voting in 2 Sylhet suspended centres 11 Aug

The voting of two centres which were suspended due to massive rigging and irregularities, will be held on 11 August, reports UNB.

Deputy secretary of Election Commission (EC) Farhad Hossain confirmed the matter and said the returning officer of Sylhet has been already directed after finalising the date.

The suspended two centres are - Shah Gazi Syed Borhanuddin Madrasa with 2,221 voters and Habinandi Government Primary School with 2566 voters.

Earlier on 30 July, Sylhet City Corporations (SCC) election was held at 134 centres while voting of two centres was suspended amid rigging, ouster of polling agents and other irregularities.

BNP mayoral candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury bagged 90,496 votes in 132 centers out of total 134 while AL's Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran got 85,870 votes.

Barishal and Rajshahi city corporation elections were also held on 30 July.

Awami League mayoral candidates were declared elected in Rajshahi and Barishal city polls while the announcement of the results was postponed in Sylhet as the number of votes in two centres where voting was suspended is higher than the difference between the two leading candidates' tallies.