Chief Election Commissioner ( CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said election environment in hundreds of local government elections should be maintained in the future as the Commission has not seen violence, vote rigging or received any complaints.
"This is a good sign. If it can be maintained, it will work in the future. Now there is a voting environment. That is our purpose," he said.
He was talking during a briefing on the monitoring of local government polls in different areas from the Election Commission headquarters.
The CEC said that they have not seen violence, vote rigging or received any complaint while monitoring four municipalities from here.
CCTV cameras were used only in four municipalities for monitoring from the headquarters.
These are: Fatikcchari Municipality of Fatikcchari Upazila of Chattogram, Hazrabari Municipality of Hazrabari Upazila of Jamalpur, Parvatipur Municipality of Parvatipur Upazila of Dinajpur and Vishwanath Municipality of Vishwanath Upazila of Sylhet.
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He also said that many people stood in line and voted in an orderly manner.
“It seems to me that the voters have exercised their rights with restraint and patience,” he said.
He informed that the Commission will also monitor the Faridpur-2 seat polls to be held on November 5.
The Election Commission conducted polls on Wednesday in local government bodies to elect representatives in upazilas, municipalities and union parishads across the country.
Voting started at 8 am and continued till 4 pm.
EC also conducted voting in three upazilas - Karnaphuli of Chattogram, Jagannathpur of Sunamganj and Osmaninagar of Sylhet. Besides, by-election was being held for the posts of chairman of Netrakona Sadar, Roumari and Chilmari of Kurigram and Khoksa upazila of Kushtia.
The by-election to Khoksa Upazila Parishad of Kushtia started amid clashes between supporters of the rival candidates.
As soon as voting started at 8 am, fight broke out at Kadirpur Government Primary School voting centre between supporters of the Awami League-backed candidate Babul Akhter and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) leader Motahar Hossain Khokon.
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The EC took votes in many Union Parishads (UP). The UPs are Baratara and Tulsi Ganga in Khototal Upazila of Joypurhat; Ziarthi and Kanchanpur of Kushtia Sadar, Chithlia and Dhubail of Mirpur; Adra and Phulmocha of Melandah in Jamalpur Upazila; Raipara, Mahmudpur and Sutarpara of Dohar Upazila of Dhaka; Perli and Panchgram of Kalia Upazila of Narail; West Jaflong, Goainghat, East Jaflong and Madhya Jaflong of Goainghat Upazila of Sylhet; Kharera of Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria and Durlabpur of Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj.
The EC also conducted by-elections for a total of 60 member posts under 58 Union Parishads in 52 upazilas of 36 districts.