Bangladesh
By-election America can learn election process from Bangladesh: Chief Election Commissioner
Dhaka, November 12: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has said that America has a lesson to learn from the Bangladesh elections. He made the remarks in response to a question from reporters after voting in the Dhaka 18-seat by-election on Thursday.
After voting at IES High School in Uttara, the capital, KM Nurul Huda said, "America also has a lesson to learn from the Bangladesh election. There they cannot announce the election results even in 4-5 days. In Bangladesh, we can complete the vote count in four to five minutes through EVM."
Stating that the BNP's allegations were baseless, he said, "I have been investigating through the presiding officer and the control room since this morning."
Votes are being taken in the by-elections of Dhaka-18 and Sirajganj-1 parliamentary seats of the Jatiya Sangsad.
Dhaka-18 seat became vacant on June 13 after the death of Awami League presidium member and former home minister Sahara Khatun.
The total number of voters in Dhaka-18 constituency is 5,77,188. Six candidates are contesting in this seat. They are- Mohammad Habib Hasan of Awami League, SM Jahangir Hossain of BNP, Nasir Uddin Sarkar of Jatiya Party, Kazi Mohammad Shahidullah of Gono Front, Omar Farooq of the Bangladesh Congress and Mobibullah Bahar of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP).
Awami League candidate Tanvir Shakil Joy and BNP candidate Selim Reza are contesting in Sirajganj-1 constituency. Sirajganj-1 constituency consists of five unions of Kazipur and Sirajganj Sadar upazilas. The total number of voters here is is 3,45,603 people. There are 168 polling stations.
