Dhaka: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman are set to cast their votes at the Gulshan Model School and College polling center in the capital on Thursday. The Chief Adviser is scheduled to vote at 10am, as confirmed by his press wing.
According to United News of Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman is expected to cast his vote between 9:30am and 10am, as stated by Shamsuddin Didar, a representative from the BNP chairperson’s media wing. Additionally, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed will cast his vote at the same location around 12pm, as per a statement from the ministry on Wednesday.
In this election, a total of 127,298,522 voters across 299 constituencies are eligible to participate. Among them, 64,620,077 are male voters, 62,677,232 are female voters, and 1,213 are third-gender voters. The total number of voters across 300 constituencies is 127,711,899, which includes 64,825,154 males, 62,885,525 females, and 1,220 third-gender individuals.
Nearly 800,000 officials will be deployed for election duties at more than 42,600 polling stations in the 299 constituencies. An equal number of security personnel will be responsible for securing the polling stations. Furthermore, around 50,000 observers from 80 registered domestic organizations will monitor the election process, while approximately 500 foreign observers are expected to oversee the proceedings.