Bomb blasts at many places during voting in Bangladesh, clash between BNP and Jamaat supporters in Mirpur

Dhaka. Several people were injured in bomb blasts in several parts of the country on Thursday as Bangladesh voted for its 13th parliamentary election and historic national referendum. These blasts took place in Munshiganj and Gopalganj. Apart from this, there is information of clash between members of two parties in Mirpur.

According to The Daily Star report, a crude bomb was blasted at Makhati Gurucharan High School in Munshiganj Sadar Upazila during voting this morning. Sadar police station in-charge Mohammad Mominul Islam confirmed this. He told that at around 10 am in the morning there was a clash between the supporters of two candidates over some issue. During this time a bomb was exploded.

There is news of a clash between Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat supporters in Mirpur-10 parliamentary constituency in the capital Dhaka. Jamaat chief Shafiqur Rehman is contesting from this seat.

According to the report of Prothom Alo, a crude bomb was thrown during voting at a polling booth in Gopalganj Sadar. Three people including two members of Ansar were injured in this blast. The incident occurred around 9:30 am at the Reshma International School polling booth.

Sub Inspector Jahidul Islam, who was present at the centre, said the attackers threw a crude bomb from across a nearby canal. Ansar members Sukontha Majumdar and Jamal Hussain, as well as Amina Khanum, 14, daughter of a voter from Arambagh area, were injured in the blast. The main gate of the center was slightly damaged by the blast.

32.88 percent voting till 12 noon in Bangladesh

Bangladesh recorded 32.88 percent voting till 12 noon today for the 13th parliamentary elections and national referendum. This information was given by Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed in a press conference at the headquarters of Bangladesh Election Commission at 1.45 pm.

Senior Secretary of the Commission, Ahmed said that till 12 noon, 32.88 percent voting was recorded at 32,789 polling stations. He said that voting is going on at 42,651 centers across the country. So far, no untoward incident or chaos has been reported from any polling centre.

Meanwhile, the Secretariat of the Interim Government said that Chief Advisor Professor Mohammad Yunus exercised his franchise at Gulshan Model School and College Polling Center here this morning. Professor Yunus voted at 10:25 am for the 13th parliamentary election and the July national referendum on the National Charter. He reached the polling center at around 10:20 in the morning.

Bangladesh: Presiding Officer raised questions on the crowd of voters gathered at the center of Dhaka-11 constituency.

Amidst the voting for the thirteenth parliamentary elections and national referendum in Bangladesh, a presiding officer has raised a serious question. He said that the huge crowd at Anandnagar Adarsh ​​High School polling center in Dhaka-11 constituency seemed ‘artificial’. Till 11:30 am, the average voting at the six polling centers set up in this school was 23.96%.

Presiding officer MA Mohibur Rahman said, “The turnout of such a large number of voters seems to be well-planned. Such a situation could be created to prevent genuine voters from voting,” Dhaka Tribune reported. He said that a magistrate had already been informed to bring the situation under control and he had received assurance that the army would be deployed.

However, Mohammad Monwar Hussain, in-charge and presiding officer of center number 90, presented a different picture. He said, “There is no irregularity in voting. The narrowness of the entrance is the main reason for the crowd.”

On the other hand, many voters also expressed disappointment about the crowd and the system. “When I came to vote at 8 in the morning, the crowd was like this from the beginning. The result will depend on people’s choice,” said 21-year-old Shafeen.

It is noteworthy that a total of 19,290 voters are registered under Anandnagar Adarsh ​​High School polling station. These include 9,791 men and 9,499 women.