Huda, a voter of Dhaka North, told reporters that the Election Commission was not responsible for the low turnout. “I’ve said before that the voter turnout may be low for two reasons – the first being that this is a short-term election and polls will be conducted again next year. The other reason may be that voters didn’t anticipate a competitive election as some political parties have stayed away from the polls.”The election has lost its colour due to a boycott by the BNP and most other parties. The political parties or candidates are responsible for drawing voters out to the polling stations,” said Huda. “We have appointed the polling officers, presiding officers and law-enforcers to oversee the conduct of the election.

Source: bd News24 February 28, 2019 08:15 UTC