EWG terms Rangpur City election as one of the best

Staff Correspondent: The Election Working Group (EWG) has termed the Rangpur City Corporation polls as one of the best local elections in the history of Bangladesh.

EWG also praised the Election Commission (EC) for presiding over a peaceful and fair polls there.

EWG President Abdul Alim made the observation at a press conference at the National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday.

He said, "The election was held without violence or irregularities. Overall the election was peaceful and credible."

"The Election Commission was able to conduct election activities with skill and professionalism while maintaining security. Voters participated of their own volition," he added.

The Awami League candidate and incumbent mayor lost out to the Jatiya Party candidate during the election. The BNP came in third.

The EWG called on the EC to maintain the standards for the Rangpur polls in the upcoming national election.

The organisation said that the trial use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the election was satisfactory and encouraged the devices to be introduced to voters.


risingbd/Dhaka/December 23, 2017/Mehade/A K Azad