Election materials have been transported by helicopter to three extremely remote polling centres in Khagrachhari. The three centres are Naraichari in Dighinala upazila and Shuknachhari and Futyachari in Lakshmichhari upazila, reports UNB. A helicopter took off from the Lakshmichhari Zone helipad of the Bangladesh Army and first delivered election materials to remote Shuknachhari centre on Monday while the same helicopter later carried materials to Futyachhari in Lakshmichhari and Naraichhari in Dighinala in phases. District Election Officer SM Shahadat Hossain said not only ballot boxes and election materials but also polling officials and members of the law enforcement agencies were transported to the remote centres by helicopter. A total of 5,54,114 voters are expected to cast their votes from the Khagrachari constituency at 203 polling centres.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 09, 2026 21:45 UTC