CCC polls begin

Staff Correspondent, Chittagong: Election in Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) began at 8.00am and will continue till 4.00pm.

In Chittagong, 12 candidates are contesting for the mayor’s office while 217 are battling it out for general councillor posts in 41 wards and 62 are vying for 14 wards reserved for women councillors.

A total of 1,813,449 voters in Chittagong are expected to vote at 719 centres.

EC officials said use of mobile phones inside the polling centres is prohibited.

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