The elections to Dhaka and Chittagong City Corporations have been held in a free, fair and peaceful way, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad has said.
The CEC made the statement in a press conference at his office in the capital’s Agargaon after the conclusion of the polls at 4pm on Tuesday.
Kazi Rakibuddin said: “The voters of the three city corporations have cast their votes in a free, fair and peaceful atmosphere.”
“Now, the vote counting is underway.”
The CEC said the voting was carried out without any untoward situations.
He said: “I personally visited several voting centres in the capital, including Dhanmondi, and talked to the voters.”
“The voters told me they had cast their votes without any hindrance.”
He also said diplomats of several countries also visited the polling centres, and hailed the election for being fair and peaceful.
However, he also mentioned that three polling centres in the Dhaka South city polls were withheld, as the situation there went out of the control of the presiding officers.
He said an investigation will be launched after the elections to find the persons involved in creating chaos in the voting centres.
“Proper action will be taken against them,” he said.
The law enforcers would be on election duty one more day, said the CEC.
He thanked all officials, voters and candidates for cooperating to hold the election properly.
At the same time, he urged all to continue further cooperation for democratic values.