He made the comment after the third phase of upazila elections ended with a low voter turnout on Sunday. The commission is not concerned about voter turnout; rather, peaceful balloting is our mandate,” Helal said, after polls closed at over 100 upazilas. He further said, the low turnout was natural as one of the political alliances boycotted the elections. Low voter turnout in 3rd phase upazila pollsThe majority of voting centres in 117 upazilas of the country have witnessed low voter attendance after the third phase upazila elections ended on Sunday. In Kushtia, balloting took place at 611 voting centres, and voter turnout was relatively low in this district as well.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 24, 2019 17:37 UTC