Thakurgaon: The by-election for the Thakurgaon-1 constituency is set to take place on October 29, following the announcement of the election schedule by the Election Commission on Thursday. The announcement was made by EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the Agargaon area of the city.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Thakurgaon-1 seat became vacant after Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who secured victory in the constituency during the 13th parliamentary election, was elected President. The election schedule outlines that the deadline for submission of nomination papers is September 27, with the scrutiny of these papers scheduled for September 29. Candidates have until October 7 to withdraw their candidature.
Election symbols are set to be allocated on October 8, and the voting process will occur from 8 am to 4 pm without any interruptions.