Voting in the maiden city corporation election in Comilla experienced
more-than-expected spontaneity among female voters while easy-to-use
Electronic Voting Machines earned unconditional praises from both men
and women on Thursday.
Amid boycott by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the voting began at 8 am amid a peaceful environment, said returning officer Abdul Baten.
As time went by, presence of enthusiast voters increased.
In Comilla, the numbers of female voters exceeds the male voters by 3,000. Their presence at various voting centres was higher than expected.
Voters started gathering at the Police Line High School centre from around 7:30am. Presiding officer of the centre said vote casting was going on smoothly.
Long queue of voters were seen at the Comilla Collegiate School centre. The queue of the female voters was longer than the male one.
Similar picture was seen at Shylarani Debi High School centre.
A general holiday has been announced in Comilla for the polls.
Preparations have been taken to announce results at the city's Town Hall.
Presiding officer at Comilla Modern School centre in ward-8 Gazi Al Amin told , "We have started taking votes on time."
"There have not been any problems with the new [EVM] technology," he said.
He added that agents of all the candidates were present in the centre.
About the use of EVMs, the voters aired their satisfaction.
"It is very easy to cast vote with an EVM," housewife Rumi Akter told after coming out of Shylarani Debi High School centre.
Residents of the city's North Chatra Dulali and Mumtaz said, though they were initially a bit nervous, they ultimately found it easy and comfortable.
They said they came to know about the use of EVMs before the polls.
The EC's coordinator for EVM operations Lutful Kabir, a BUET teacher, said he expected a 'one-hundred percent' success.
There are nine mayoral aspirants and 305 others are contending for general counsellor and reserved female posts.
Amid boycott by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the voting began at 8 am amid a peaceful environment, said returning officer Abdul Baten.
As time went by, presence of enthusiast voters increased.
In Comilla, the numbers of female voters exceeds the male voters by 3,000. Their presence at various voting centres was higher than expected.
Voters started gathering at the Police Line High School centre from around 7:30am. Presiding officer of the centre said vote casting was going on smoothly.
Long queue of voters were seen at the Comilla Collegiate School centre. The queue of the female voters was longer than the male one.
Similar picture was seen at Shylarani Debi High School centre.
A general holiday has been announced in Comilla for the polls.
Preparations have been taken to announce results at the city's Town Hall.
Presiding officer at Comilla Modern School centre in ward-8 Gazi Al Amin told , "We have started taking votes on time."
"There have not been any problems with the new [EVM] technology," he said.
He added that agents of all the candidates were present in the centre.
About the use of EVMs, the voters aired their satisfaction.
"It is very easy to cast vote with an EVM," housewife Rumi Akter told after coming out of Shylarani Debi High School centre.
Residents of the city's North Chatra Dulali and Mumtaz said, though they were initially a bit nervous, they ultimately found it easy and comfortable.
They said they came to know about the use of EVMs before the polls.
The EC's coordinator for EVM operations Lutful Kabir, a BUET teacher, said he expected a 'one-hundred percent' success.
There are nine mayoral aspirants and 305 others are contending for general counsellor and reserved female posts.
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