It all happened quietly. There were hardly any polling agents for Zaida Khatun. Even her supporters could barely be seen in the largest city corporation of the country. Even during the campaign, her posters were rarely seen.

Voter turnout in the Gazipur City Corporation was low in the morning, but it should increase as the day progresses, said the polls' returning officer and the Gazipur deputy commissioner.

The presence of the ruling Awami League was overwhelming inside and outside some polling centres in the first four hours of voting in the Gazipur City Corporation election today