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CEC hopes for peaceful environment of Bogura-6 by polls
BOGURA, June 19, 2019 (BSS) – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) K M Nurul
Huda today hoped that the Bogra-6 constituency by-polls slated for June 24
will be held in a fair, neutral and peaceful manner.
“We have faith in our mind that the Bogura-people will exercise their
franchise in a favorable and peace environment as it is equally important as
the general polls,” he said.
He expressed his optimism over this issue during a view exchange meeting
with the officials and law enforcement officials on the occasion of the by-
elections to Bogura sadar constituency at Deputy Commissioner’s office here.
The by-polls will be held from 9am to 5pm on June 24 at 141 centres while
electronic voting machine (EVM) will be used in voting, Election Commission
(EC) sources said.
There are about 3, 87,458 voters in this constituency, it added.
“We will try to conduct EVM system for all the polls in the days to come,”
Huda said.
Presided over by Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner Md Nur-Ur-Rahman, the
meeting was attended, among others, by Deputy Commissioner, Superintendent of
Police and other senior officials of law enforcing agencies and district
administration.
EC Secretary Md Alamgir was also preset as the special guest on the
occasion.
BSS/CORR/SRH/RY/1855 hrs