Campaigning for the Bogra-6 (Sadar) parliamentary by-election ended on Tuesday morning, with authorities enforcing a ban on all forms of electioneering in the constituency.
According to a public notice issued by Senior District Election Officer and Returning Officer Fazlul Karim, all rallies, processions, and public gatherings have been prohibited from 7:30am on April 7 until 4:30pm on April 11 to ensure a peaceful vote.
Three candidates are contesting the by-election: Rezaul Karim Badsha of BNP (paddy sheaf), Abidur Rahman Sohel of Jamaat, backed by an 11-party alliance (scales), and Al Amin Talukdar of Bangladesh Development Party (cauliflower).
Polling will be held on April 9 from 7:30am to 4:30pm without interruption using ballot papers, according to the district election office.
The seat fell vacant after Tarique Rahman, who won both Bogra-6 and Dhaka-17 constituencies in the February 12 national election, chose to retain the Dhaka-17 seat.
The Bogra-6 constituency, comprising Sadar upazila, has a total of 454,043 voters, including 231,234 women, 222,799 men, and 10 third-gender voters. Voting will take place at 150 polling centres.
Election officials said all necessary preparations have been completed to ensure a free and fair election, with mobile courts and adequate law enforcement personnel deployed to prevent violations of electoral rules.
