Agents’ forms signed before vote counting in Satkhira
Presiding officer acknowledges mistake
FILE PHOTO: Ballot Box Dhaka Tribune
Hedait Hossain Molla, Khulna
Publish : 05 Jan 2022, 04:56 PMUpdate : 05 Jan 2022, 09:02 PM
A presiding officer has gotten the polling agents’ forms signed in advance during the fifth phase of union parishad polls in Assasuni union of Satkhira.
The incident took place on Wednesday at the polling centre of Boro Durgapur Primary School, where Presiding Officer Md Shajahan Hossain asked the polling agents to sign their forms much before vote counting began.
Hossain acknowledged his mistake after Executive Magistrate Jannatul Afroz Swarna, the person in charge of the centre, issued him a warning for his misconduct.
Agents’ signs would be taken again afterwards, Hossain said.
When asked about the matter, District Election Officer Md Nazmul Karim said he would look into the issue.
Agents’ forms signed before vote counting in Satkhira
Presiding officer acknowledges mistake
A presiding officer has gotten the polling agents’ forms signed in advance during the fifth phase of union parishad polls in Assasuni union of Satkhira.
The incident took place on Wednesday at the polling centre of Boro Durgapur Primary School, where Presiding Officer Md Shajahan Hossain asked the polling agents to sign their forms much before vote counting began.
Hossain acknowledged his mistake after Executive Magistrate Jannatul Afroz Swarna, the person in charge of the centre, issued him a warning for his misconduct.
Agents’ signs would be taken again afterwards, Hossain said.
When asked about the matter, District Election Officer Md Nazmul Karim said he would look into the issue.
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