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  • NOVEMBER 23, 2024

18.5% voter turnout in four hours


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  • Staff Correspondent
  • Published: 07 Jan 2024, 09:26 AM

03:03pm: IGP: Voting atmosphere normal

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on Sunday said that a festive atmosphere prevailed at the polling stations across the country, including the capital Dhaka, as voters were exercising their franchise.

02:55pm: Army chief: Troops to stay on the field as long as EC wants

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed on Sunday said the troops will stay on the field as long as the Election Commission wants. Talking to reporters at Mirpur Cantonment Public School and College centre in the capital, he said: “I cast my vote in a very peaceful atmosphere.”

01.54pm: Sayeed Khokon: People defy concerns, cast votes

Awami League candidate for Dhaka-6 constituency Sayeed Khokon said voters across Bangladesh were casting their votes despite concerns and fears. He said this to the media after casting his vote at Nazira Bazar Islamia Government Primary School on Sunday.

01.42pm: Narayanganj-2: Voting cancelled at a centre following clash

Voting has been cancelled at a polling centre in Nayaranganj’s Araihazar upazila following a clash between activists of Awami League and Jatiya Party candidates on Sunday. 

At least two people were shot by bullets fired by police to bring the situation under control at around 10am at Ramchandradi Government Primary School. 

01.35pm: Bogra-6: Awami League alleges voter intimidation by BNP-Jamaat supporters

Local Awami League leaders under Bogra-6 constituency on Sunday alleged that the supporters of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami are intimidating voters to prevent them from exercising their franchise at the Rajapur Union Parishad Complex centre. Presiding Officer Azizul Aman said such incidents might have taken place outside the polling station.

01.33pm: Barguna-1: Man sentenced to 6 months in jail for casting fake votes

A mobile court has sentenced a man to six months in jail for casting fake votes in Barguna-1. The man, Sabet Hossain, 28, was caught redhanded at a polling centre in Barguna Sadar upazila. 

EC: 18.5% voter turnout in four hours
18.5% of votes were cast in the first four hours, from 8am to 12 noon, during the 12th national elections. The Election Commission (EC) Secretary, Md Jahangir Alam shared this information at a press conference held at the Agargaon Election Commission (EC) building on Sunday afternoon. 

12.45pm: Foreign observers extol free, fair voting

foreign observers
A group of foreign observers visit a polling centre in Dhaka College on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
12.45pm: CEC: Saw only Awami League’s agents in polling centres

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Sunday said he only found agents of Awami League candidates after visiting several polling centres. The CEC made the statement after returning to the Election Commission after casting his vote.

EC: Voter turnout reaches 8.37% by 10am
Voter turnout is recorded at 8.37% based on results from 42,000 centers nationwide, according to the Election Commission. The EC will revise the turnout figure every two hours.

12.30pm: Child, another injured in cocktail blast in Hazaribagh

At least three people, including a child, were injured after cocktails were blasted in front of a polling centre in the capital’s Hazaribagh area.

12.42pm: Home Minister: BNP did not participate in election anticipating defeat

BNP did not participate in the 12th national parliamentary election, knowing they would lose, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Sunday.

Voters brave fog, cold as balloting begins across Bangladesh
Election officers expect voter turnout to increase as the day progresses.

12.05pm: EC: Irregularities found in 37 centres, 8 detained

The Election Commission (EC) reported irregularities and chaos in 37 polling centres across the country during the voting on Sunday. Eight people have been detained in connection with the incidents, the EC said in a briefing at the Agargaon Nirbachan Bhaban in the morning.

11.10am: Kazi Nabil Ahmed casts vote

Member of Parliament for Jessore-3 (Sadar) constituency and Awami League-nominated candidate in 12th National Parliament Election Kazi Nabil Ahmed on Sunday cast his vote at the Sheba Sangha Girls High School at 11:00am.

Kazi Nabil Ahmed casts vote
11.00am: Boat supporter hacked to death in Munshiganj-3 constituency

A supporter of Mrinal Kanti Das, the Awami League candidate from Munshiganj-3, was stabbed to death by rivals at Tengor in Mirkadim of Munshiganj’s Sadar Upazila.

Ansar injured in crude bomb blast at Jessore-3 polling centre
An Ansar man has been injured as unidentified miscreants hurled a crude bomb at a polling centre in Jessore-3 constituency. The incident happened at Shankarpur Secondary School polling centre in the constituency at 7:15am. 

Dhaka-17 sees a mix of enthusiasm and sparse crowds
The balloting for the Dhaka-17 constituency in the 12th national parliamentary election is underway. Polling centres in 

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