The turnout of voters was around 60% in Naogaon, 65% in Rajshahi, 80% in Chapainawabganj, 65% in Sirajganj, 70% in Pabna, 65% in Bogra and 60% in Joypurhat.
However, there were also a few incidents of violence, and six BNP members were reportedly beaten by Awami League men during yesterday’s polls in Rajshahi division.
Of them, five were assaulted in Natore and the other in Bogra.
Sirajganj and Pabna also saw polls-time violence. An inter-party clash between members of the Awami League and the BNP in Pabna left two injured.
Five people, who were said to be Awami League supporters, were arrested for forcibly entering the polling station at Shahi Sekandar Memorial Ideal High School in Bhaniganj municipality area in the afternoon.
They were arrested when Returning Officer Tariqul Islam arrived at the polling station.
A Sramik League leader in Bijoynagar of Gopalpur municipality area ejected BNP supporters from a centre. Returning Officer Nazrul Islam called in police and voting was suspended for an hour.
Some 500 voters said they could not cast their votes in four centres of Natore as they were told by election officials that the centres had run out of ballot papers.
Returning Officer Sharmin Akhter Jahan told the Dhaka Tribune she was informed of the matter after voting ended and could not allow voters to vote.
But police said 99% of votes were cast.
Meanwhile, Border Guard Bangladesh members detained three journalists of ATN News for violating the electoral code in Puthia.
Sourav Habib, Rajshahi bureau chief of the channel, and cameramen Khokon and Raju entered the BGB election monitoring camp at the polling station in Puthia PN School without permission around 2:30am on Wednesday, said Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Puthia police station.
The three were later released after the Puthia magistrate fined them Tk5,000 each.