People in Sylhet city were seen casting their votes in a peaceful environment today, using electronic voting machines (EVM), Presiding Officer Nishatur Chowdhury at Al Jameya Ideal Academy polling station said.
Voters started arriving to their respective polling stations before 8 am.
Shaha Toron Mia, 65, who came to cast his vote at Al Jameya Ideal Academy Polling Station, said, “I have come here with a lot of hope. I hope those who will be elected will work for us.”
Election Commission monitoring Rajshahi, Sylhet city polls through CCTV cameras
No untoward incident happened till the filing of this report at 11 am. A festive mood is prevailing in the polling stations centring the election.
A total of 4,87,747 people -- 2,54,363 male and 2,33,384 female -- are scheduled to cast their votes.
Seven candidates are vying for the mayoral posts as the Islami Andolon–backed candidate Hafiz Maulana Mahmudul Hasan boycotted the election.
City corporation polls: Voting underway in Rajshahi, Sylhet
Long queues were seen in almost all polling stations since morning.
Police, RAB, and Intelligence teams are patrolling the city, and a number of checkpoints were set up at important intersections for security reasons.
This year, a total of 1,747 CCTV cameras have been installed in 190 polling stations to observe the Sylhet city polls.