Preparations for the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls started well ahead and things have gone well so far, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda said Wednesday.
This election will set an example for the upcoming ones, he added.
Nurul Huda was addressing a meeting with election officials, law enforcers and authorities in Narayanganj ahead of the January 16 voting.
"I have found nothing wrong in the run-up to the NCC polls," he told the media earlier in the day, following a discussion with presiding officers at Morgan Girls School and College in Deobhog, Narayanganj.
However, electioneering in the Narayanganj city polls has heated up as the two major mayor hopefuls have accused each other of ruining the election atmosphere.
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Awami League nominee Selina Hayat Ivy alleged that her rival Taimur, an independent candidate and also a BNP leader, was making baseless allegations about the election environment.
Lawmaker Shamim Osman Monday said: "The game is on and we will win it on January 16."
Following his announcement, most of Awami League leaders and activists in Narayanganj were seen in full campaign mode for Ivy, who has served as mayor since 2011.
However, the twice-elected mayor — the first time against Awami League-backed Shamim Osman — said on the same day that "it has become clear from Taimur's activities that he is the candidate nominated by Shamim Osman."
This was the same claim she made earlier, that ruffled feathers in the Awami League high command and forced Shamim Osman to come out and clarify his stance ahead of the election.