Election day as it unfolds
Voting ends, counting begins
The voting of 12th parliamentary elections has ended at 4:00pm today.After the voting ended, counting will begin soon.
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Ctg-16 AL aspirant Mostafizur's candidacy cancelled
The Election Commission cancelled the candidacy of ruling Awami League candidate and current lawmaker from Chattogram-16 (Banshkhali) Mostafizur Rahman Chowdhury.
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Eight candidates boycott polls over ‘irregularities’
Eight candidates in different constituencies across the country have boycotted the 12th national election so far, alleging vote rigging and irregularities.
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Voter turnout 27.15pc till 3:00pm: EC
Till 3:00pm, the voter turnout is 27.15 percent, EC secretary Jahangir Alam told journalists in a media briefing at the EC secretariat.
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12 hurt as supporters of AL, independent candidates clash in Jamalpur
At least 12 people were injured in a clash between supporters of Jamalpur-4 Awami League-nominated candidate Mahbubur Rahman and independent candidate Abdur Rashid Helal at two polling centres in the constituency this morning.
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4 including child hurt in crude bomb explosion in Hazaribagh
Four persons including a child were injured after unidentified miscreants exploded two crude bombs near a voting centre in Dhaka's Hazaribagh this morning.
The injured are: Amir Hossain, 55, Maksuda Begum, 50, Badal Ahmed, 50, and his son Tanvir Ahmed, 8.
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'Vote rigging': JP, Gonoforum candidates boycott polls in Sylhet-2
Two candidates of Sylhet-2 constituency have boycotted the election bringing allegations of vote rigging against the Awami League candidate.
They also alleged that the AL supporters have occupied the centres by driving them out.
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Voters allege slow vote casting process in Narayanganj-1
Nurjahan Begum, a 58-year-old voter, has been waiting behind 30 women in a long queue for more than one hour until 1:00pm to cast her vote at Baniadi Government Primary School polling centre in Narayanganj-1 constituency.
"They [election officials] are taking too much time, so I am disappointed. I don't know how many times I will need to entre the voting booth.
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Two suffer bullet wounds in clash near Ctg polling centre
Two people suffered bullet wounds as two groups clashed near a polling centre in Chattogram's Khulshi area this morning.
The injured were identified as Shanto Barua, 24, son of Ashik Barua of Akbarshah area and Md Jamal, 35, son of Amir Hossain, a resident of Arju Mia Colony of Jhautala in Khulshi.
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JP being used as sacrificial lamb: GM Quader
Jatiyo Party Chairman GM Quader today said he feared that a one-party rule will be established in the country by sacrificing their candidates at the end.
He also said Jatiyo Party is being used as sacrificial lamb for this purpose.
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Turnout still low in many centres at halfway stage
The pace of voting in many centres across the country has not improved from a slow start in the morning.
In Sylhet-6, the total number of voters under Panchakhanda Horgovinda School polling centre is 2,505, but only 369 people exercised their franchise till 12:00pm, said presiding officer Ariful Rahman.
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EC Anisur optimistic of seeing over 50pc turnout
Election Commissioner Md Anisur Rahman expressed his optimism that more than 50 percent of votes would be cast in the 12th parliamentary election.
Anisur shared his views after casting his vote at the Dhaka City College in the capital this morning. The voting centre is located in the Dhaka-10 constituency.
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Shakib casts vote, hopeful of winning in Magura-1
Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, the Awami League candidate from Magura-1, cast his vote in the parliamentary election.
He along with his family members cast votes at Dari Magura Government Primary School centre around 8:15am.
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Munshiganj AL leader killed near polling centre
A local Awami League leader in Munshiganj was found dead with stab wounds to the back of his head near a polling centre in Munshiganj this morning.
Locals found the body of Zillur Rahman, 45 around 100 feet from the Rikabibazar Government Primary School polling centre in Munshiganj's Mirkadim municipality around 9:30am, an hour and a half after voting began in the 12th parliamentary election.
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Haven’t seen non-AL polling agents: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal this morning said he did not find any polling agent of any candidates other than those from the ruling Awami League.
While visiting the law enforcers' monitoring cell, he also said voters in few numbers casting votes.
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DU BCL president poses with ballot paper with vote for boat
The Bangladesh Chhatra League president of Dhaka University unit today posted a photo of himself holding a ballot paper displaying his vote on his social media account.
Mazharul Kabir Shayon, a voter of Cumilla-6, was seen flaunting the ballot paper with a seal on the "boat", the Awami League's electoral symbol, near a polling booth.
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Voting cancelled at Narsingdi-4 centre following ballot-stuffing allegation
Shortly after the national election began, voting at a polling centre in Narsingdi-4 (Monohardi-Belabo) was cancelled over allegations of ballot stuffing.
Voting at Ibrahimpur Government Primary School in Sallabad union of Belabo upazila was cancelled at 8:40am, said District Returning Officer Badiul Alam.
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BNP men, police clash in Chattogram; law enforcers fire shotguns
A clash broke out between BNP men and police in Chattogram city's Chandgaon area when voting in the 12th parliamentary election got underway across the country today.
The clash began on the road in front of Sarafat Ullah Petrol Pump around 9:30am.
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First two hours: Turnout low in many centres
The voter turnout in many polling centres in the national election was seen to be low in the first two hours after polls opened at 8:00am today.
Our correspondents, visiting polling centres in the capital and across the country, found a thin presence of voters.
At two polling centres in the Bright School and College under Dhaka-5, 200 votes – including 50 female voters -- out of a total of 3,436 were cast till 10:00am.
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‘BCL men’ enter polling booths in DU centre with food for agents
A vehicle carrying supporters of ruling Awami League candidate Mohammad Nasim stopped in front of the polling centre at the Dhaka University Annex Building around 8:40am.
Some 8-10 supporters, wearing badges bearing the boat symbol around their necks, were seen entering the polling booths carrying food.
Our correspondent saw them entering three of the four polling booths.
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National polls: First hour of voting in pictures
Voting for the 12th parliamentary election began at 8:00am amid tight security across the country and will continue until 4:00pm without any break.
The Daily Star photographers are on the ground to capture the moments at the polling centres across the country.
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‘I don’t know about voter turnout’: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal declined to make any comment on voter turnout while talking to journalists outside a voting centre in Dhaka's Shantinagar today.
He talked to the media after casting his vote around 8:30am.
However, the CEC said he was feeling good about the polls beginning across the country.
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PM casts ballot, confident about winning election
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today called upon the citizens to exercise their right to vote, saying that a conducive environment has been created for the elections.
"Conducive environment has been established. Your vote is very valuable. We fought a lot for the right to vote and I hope that all the people of the country will come to vote at the polling centres. Bangladesh will continue its democratic trend," she said after casting vote at Dhaka City College centre.
She expressed gratitude to the people for being able to conduct the election today amid many "obstacles and hurdles".
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Voting begins in 12th national election
Voting for the 12th parliamentary election began this morning amid a boycott by 16 political parties, including the major opposition BNP.
Voting opened at 8:00am amid tight security across the country and will continue until 4:00pm without any break.
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