Police on Thursday detained two people for entering the secret ballot room and trying to influence votes during the Gazipur city corporation (GCC) elections.
They were detained as per the instructions of the Election Commission (EC).
The detained men are Riadul Islam Riad at 101 no polling centre and Abu Taher at 103 no centre.
While monitoring the GCC polls from Dhaka's Agargaon on Thursday, the Election Commission found that two men were instigating voters.
According to the EC, the magistrate has ordered to confine Abu Taher for three days for influencing the voters.
Gazipur City Corporation election is being monitored through 4,435 CCTV cameras.
Poll monitoring started from 8am in the control room on the fifth floor of Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital's Agargaon on Thursday, said Shafiqul Islam, junior communication consultant of EC IDEA project.
Election Commissioner Brigadier General Retired Ahsan Habib Khan, Election Commissioner Md Alamgir, Election Commissioner Rashida Sultana, and Election Commissioner Anisur Rahman are monitoring the election from the control room.


