The incident took place at Neura Munshi M Ali High School centre

The Election Commission will hold the polls to the Mymensingh City Corporation and the Cumilla City Corporation mayoral by-polls on March 9

It was at the Shilpakala Academy auditorium, Cumilla, around 8:20pm.

Around 52 percent votes were cast in Cumilla City Corporation election, Returning Officer Shahedunnabi Chowdhury said this afternoon.

Cumilla-6 Awami League lawmaker AKM Bahauddin Bahar today said that the letter (asking him to leave the election area) Election Commission gave to him was “out of its jurisdiction”. 

Some voters of ward no. 19 under Cumilla City Corporation alleged that the EVMs used for voting at the polling stations have been displaying only “Boat”, the electoral symbol of Awami League.

Five people were jailed for casting fake votes and trying to create chaos at various centres during Cumilla City Corporation election today.

Voting in Cumilla City Corporation election is underway, marked by a lack of enthusiasm and excitement among voters.

Nizamuddin Kaiser, independent candidate of Cumilla City Corporation election, said he is confident about his victory if voters can cast their votes properly.

Arfanul Haque Rifat, the ruling Awami League mayor candidate of Cumilla City Corporation election, cast his vote at Victoria Collegiate School centre this morning.

Monirul Haque Sakku, former mayor and independent candidate of Cumilla City Corporation polls, claimed that EVM machines are not working at many places.

Voting in Cumilla City Corporation elections began this morning amid a lack of enthusiasm and excitement among voters about the polls.

An unusually calm Cumilla city goes to election this morning amid a lack of enthusiasm and excitement among the voters about the polls, considered an acid test for the newly formed Election Commission.

There is no scope to express “helplessness” by the Election Commission, but they have an “inherent power” to take action against those who “dishonours” the commission’s directives, said Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan).

A case has been filed against three people including National Election Observation Parishad’s President Prof Kalimullah for his comment that Arfanul Haque Rifat, Awami League backed mayoral candidate of Cumilla City Corporation bought nominations in exchange of Tk 60 crore.

There is no guarantee that elected candidates will stick to their clean image of yore.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government have declared zero tolerance against narcotics. But the ruling Awami League has picked a top listed patron of the illegal drug business as its mayoral candidate for the Cumilla city polls.