Chief Election Commission Kazi Habibul Awal today said the commission is satisfied about the atmosphere of zilla parishad elections as "no irregularities and violence were reported from anywhere".

"We did not see anything [in CCTV cameras] too…. We are satisfied," he said while speaking to reporters after monitoring voting from the monitoring cell at Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka's Agargaon today.

Voting at 57 Zilla parishads across the country began at 9:00am and continued till 2:00pm.

"From the beginning, we want to hold free and fair elections. Our responsibilities are to ensure atmosphere so that voters can cast their votes," he said.

The CEC said they halted the Gaibandha-5 by-polls after finding irregularities during monitoring the situation through CCTV.

"We believe this [step] left a positive impact in the [Zilla Parishad] elections," he said replying to a query.