By-polls to Dhaka-10, Bagerhat-4, Gaibandha-3 underway

The by-elections to three Jatiya Sangsad seats-Dhaka-10, Bagerhat-4 and Gaibandha-3– began on Saturday morning.

Voting began at 9.00am and will continue to 5pm without any interval.

The commission is providing hand sanitizers to every voting center aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus.

Returning Officer of Dhaka-10 constituency GM Sahtab Uddin said a total of six candidates are contesting in the Dhaka-10 by-polls. The candidates are Md Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin from Awami League, Sheikh Rabiul Alam from BNP, Haji Md Shahjahan from Jatiya Party, Nawab Khaza Ali Ahsan Askari from Bangladesh Muslim League, Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury from Bangladesh Congress and Abdur Rahim from PDP.

There are a total of 3,12,281 electorates in Dhaka-10 constituency while the number of polling centers is 117 with 776 booths.

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