File photo of Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda Focus BanglaCEC said that the overall situation during the second phase of the Upazila Parishad polls was acceptable, with the exception of the incident in RangamatiChief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has said the attack in Rangamati on Monday, March 18, was the result of a regional problem. “People who contested the election may have been involved in the attack. This is our prediction, but we still believe the attack was the result of a regional level problem,” the chief election commissioner said during a press briefing at the Election Commission office in Agargaon, Dhaka on Thursday. The CEC further said that the overall situation during the second phase of the Upazila Parishad polls was acceptable, with the exception of the incident in Rangamati. Also Read- Case filed over deadly Rangamati attackIn response to a question, the CEC said: “It was clandestine attack, and no one could have expected it.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 21, 2019 14:46 UTC