File photo of a woman putting her ballot paper in the ballot box after casting her vote Dhaka TribuneSecurity measures are being taken to conduct the by-polls peacefully, in a free, fair, transparent, and credible manner, said the election commissionThe Election Commission has built up a four-tier security blanket, and completed all the preparations for conducting the by-polls in Rangpur 3 constituency. Rangpur Regional Election Officer, and Returning Officer for Rangpur 3 by-polls, GM Sahatab Uddin said six candidates will contest in the by-election with their allocated symbols. “We have built up four-tier security measures to conduct the by-polls peacefully in a free, fair, transparent, and credible manner,” Sahatab said. Meanwhile, the Election Commission has sent trained election officials with ballot papers, and EVMs to all 1,023 booths in the 175 polling centres, including 49 important polling centres, in the constituency. Rangpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Biplab Kumar said: “Security measures have been taken to ensure free, and fair election.”The law enforcement agencies will play active roles so that the voters could easily go to the polling centers, and cast their votes in a peaceful, and festive atmosphere.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 04, 2019 14:26 UTC