In the Comilla-4 (Debidwar) constituency, Gono Odhikar Parishad candidate Md A Jasim Uddin (Truck symbol) announced Thursday that he is boycotting the vote, citing widespread irregularities and malpractice.
Jasim Uddin made the announcement during a Facebook Live broadcast around 5pm., after voting had concluded. During the broadcast, he alleged that his polling agents were barred from entering multiple polling centers and forcibly removed from several stations. He also claimed that ordinary voters were obstructed from casting ballots and pressured to vote for a particular symbol. “This is a farcical election. Therefore, I am boycotting it,” he said.
Repeated attempts to contact Jasim Uddin for comment were unsuccessful.
In Comilla-4, the candidate of the 11-party alliance is Hasnat Abdullah, chief organizer (Southern Region) of the National Citizen Party (NCP). Expelled BNP leader Manjurul Ahsan Munshi initially held the party nomination but lost it amid allegations of loan default.
On February 4, the BNP declared its support for Gono Odhikar Parishad candidate Md A Jasim Uddin.