Panchagarh: NCP chief organiser for the northern region and Jamaat-led alliance candidate for Panchagarh-1 constituency Sarjis Alam today cast his vote at Bamankumar Rakhaldebi Hutt Adarsho High School polling centre. His father Akhtaruzzaman and brother Shahadat Hossain Shakib also cast their votes with him. They arrived at the centre premises together and remained for a short while.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, voter presence at the centre was noticeable from early morning. Sarjis Alam exchanged greetings with voters outside the centre before entering and casting his vote. Following the casting of his ballot, Sarjis expressed, “We cast our vote today with the hope of a new democracy… hopefully we will finally get a fair election. Let us have faith in the people’s votes and opinions. Let a fair, transparent and impartial environment be maintained in every voting centre. We expect the highest professional behavior from all those involved in voting – presiding officers, assistant presiding officers, assistant returning officers, returning officers, and members of the law enforcement agencies.”
Six more candidates, including BNP-nominated candidate Barrister Naushad Zamir, are contesting the Panchagarh-1 constituency. Official sources indicate that Panchagarh district consists of two constituencies, with voting being conducted in a total of 286 polling centres across the district. The total number of voters in Panchagarh-1 constituency is 458,807, while the number of voters in Panchagarh-2 constituency is 414,356.